Critical for a newbie buyer for the education alone, plus it’s an obvious choice to protect your investment if rehab assessments are not your specialty.Property mgrs have their standard monthly fees (usually 7–12%), but they also have a placement fee for new tenants (usually 50–75% of 1st months rent).

I picked Cleveland over returning to NYC or going out to the pacific northwest, and I'm very happy with my choice.

A think you're right, Manolo, that "motivated" is a strong word choice here. 

She likely feels that she is tied to that specific cushy federal gov't job and has no value to the private sector, which incidentally might have been a self-fulfilling prophecy, but needn't have been had she made different choices earlier in life.

So I have just started my studies to become a licensed agent, and I'm trying to be proactive and find the right broker to work with.I was just turned down by my number one choice of brokerage because "The brokers have too much on their plates" at the moment.I like to believe I present myself well and am well spoken and professional, so I was honestly surprised to not even get an interview.I live in a small town with only a handful of brokerages so I can't exactly get turned down by very many before I'm out of options.

Many people view the choice of going to college or starting work as in either/or choice. 

First, I have demonstrated that I have made great choices with the purchase of my primary residence as it has increased in value nearly $100k in the 5 years I have owned it.

Not to mention the little choices when doing a flip, such as "should we do it the RIGHT way or the OK way?".

Why are those cities your region of choice in South Florida?

Either that or write a GIANT check for your earnest money deposit so you have no choice but to close, lol.