I need to make a choice and I dont know enough information to make the best informed choice.

I have 2 higher end rental listings in DC right now and in those neighborhoods there's a huge rental supply so I've been assuming that renters just have a ton of choice and we need to lower the price or up the value proposition to get more interest.

I recommend checking them out.I think if you're managing hundreds of properties that AppFolio is a good choice.

Metal certainly is a great choice for a new roof.

I didn’t spend a dime of my own money on it.As our portfolio grew and my management portfolio grew, it made my choice to leave my 9-5 an easy one given the growth.

Hiring an attorney can be both the safe choice and the profitable one - whether it's closing costs or taxes, we almost always end up saving our clients more money than it cost them to hire us in the first place.

As a newbie I've saved up 40 to 50 grand and now I have a choice to make.

Surely, some buyers question their choices throughout a purchase as a checks and balances thought process. 

Knowing the seller and being able to work an off market deal could be beneficial for you but it should also be beneficial for the seller too so keep that in mind.Yes you can avoid capital gains tax if you live in a property for 2 of the previous 5 years but that is not flipping, that is buy and holding.

But I think @Bob B. is right about having a conversation and letting her make the choice to move on before it impacts her future.