If I don't pay my bill they have no problem cutting off my heat in the winter or a/c in the middle of a 110-degree heat wave here in Texas!

When you move away from investment in SFR, into commercial and investment type real estate, you get a much more varied valuation over time.  

As a landlord, I verified the work needed by pictures being sent, and arranged for a contractor to go in person who is licensed and insured to give an estimate for the work stating to management company this would likely have to come out of a security deposit.The management company was initially asked prior to me arranging this appointment with contractor, to have someone professional quote the damage, and they disregarded my wishes and without my knowledge, or notifying me, granted consent to the tenant to fix the door " in any way they see fit, and to attempt to fix it themselves to the degree of their liking." 

Property management can vary—sometimes it’s included in the arrangement, but it depends.

I have a degree in Project Management and could potentially find a job in another market if it would better support my real estate investing goals.Here are the questions on my mind- Should I keep saving and wait to buy something locally in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or Connecticut, where I could manage the property more easily?

I graduate from the University of Utah in the spring with a mechanical engineering degree.

In all three of these scenarios, the perpetrators are very aware that their victims are unsophisticated and target them due to their lack of sophistication, just as the syndicators do - someone with an MBA/finance degree, who works in real estate finance, who understands risk, and who understands there is no such thing as easy money does not reach out to the syndicators.

I have a Associate Degree in a completely unrelated field.Seeing as how we are planning to make real estate the foundation of our day-to-day income stream and long-term "retirement" strategy, it feels as if making another change of profession is in the cards.

@Tracy Levy yes I’ve had pretty good results from Batch Skip Tracing like most of these companies I’ve heard it can vary by location.

Institutional investors are returning to the market, evidenced by increasing transaction volumes in July and August.Supply dynamics vary across regions, with markets like Chicago, Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh benefiting from limited inventory growth below 2%.