If you found a few handymen you could rely on, and make a trip out there for a few days to get things set up with shopping, decorating, and furnishing the STR that would remove the red flag of the property manager, and significantly boost your material participation hours to clear one of the thresholds.

. :-)I agree though - get them involved in a real way (having them help write/advise/ formulate the goals) this will get into their heads faster than just plain talk.I would add this: maybe for the second 'meeting', go on a Field Trip!

Usually it takes them weeks to respond and they come up with some crazy stuff like by business is paying for the trip and need to pay with a certified check outside the platform.

It’s exciting to hear you’re planning a trip to Indiana to explore investment opportunities.

When cycle gets tougher then those marginal agents sales dry up and they go back to that j-o-b especially since they did not save and spent all their money on trips, bigger houses, nicer cars,etc.Good LuckI hope you are one of the few that make it long term. 14 years in the business and still having record sales year after year.The best nugget of info I can give is constantly out learn your competition.

Suggestions like driving by the houses weekly are silly, such trips serve no legitimate business purpose. 

I like small units (they don't trip breakers) and they are cheap.

If you're not sure, do a road trip across the state, visit some of these areas and see what 'vibe' fits with you more.

Quote from @Don Miller: Quote from @Kristi Kandel: Quote from @Don Miller: We took a trip to Cape Coral last week.The area seems to be getting back to routine. 

There was never a chance to actually win a car or the trip but rather enjoy the David Goggins types telling me that I'm being lazy loser, get your act together, become the best version of yourself!