My name is Chris Hosier and I'm a realtor of 10 years and serve the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

ya there were many Bay Area investors who bought 4 plex's through LInda Gurcheck in PHX who learned that one the hard way when the building of new subdivisions came to a screeching halt in 08 to 2012 and many of those clients had 100% vacancies on a 4 plex for year or more.these sold at the peak these 4 plexs for 300 to 350k  in 2010 I could buy them same exact building vacant of course for under 100k each.it is a very big misnomer to think that rentals cannot go vacant.. and of course this is HUGELY regional.. and current economics plays a big factor.

I want to vet and qualify them  as well.Sometimes it's better for me to say NO to a passive investor or a direct buyer wanting to be my client if our goals do not line up.  

If you are not satisfied there are plenty of other property management companies that would love to serve you as a client. 

It can be hard to relate to my clients at times since I haven't been through the process myself.

Inevitably I find if a client doesnt want to be exclusive...they typically are not doing a lot of business, and therefore do not have a need for multiple avenues for properties to come. 

I went through this recently and was able to request the seller serve 30 day exit notice to the M2M tenant as part of the purchase contract.Your mileage may vary city to city and state to state?

ThanksSurely the agents will make you believe it's always a good time to invest, that's how they find thier clients.

If you are buying through a realtor, they should have checked with their client to begin with when they listed the property.As far as the utilities, both City Public Service(elect.) and San Antonio Water Systems charge the person, not the property for their services.

We can plan on it very low key while presenting details about dissecting deals, how to fund deals, and this will serve as a great tool for networking.