So I do not criticize anyones BPO's as its nature of business.

Do you see starting as an agent and becoming a broker as a natural progression?

We would just say, "Hey, do to the nature of your job and the potential inconsistent income, we will need first, last and security deposit."

Full disclosure - I have a natural bias toward buy and hold, especially in the Bay Area.  

I typically get my new tenants from existing so it continues the strong natural lead flow.

The 2 upper floor bedroom were huge & we were able to add a 1/2 bath between them but getting a king sized matters up the narrow stairs would be a feat.In one of our multis we also enlarged a couple of bedrooms for that reason & then found everyone seems to want larger living rooms for the huge wrap around couches ???

Energy prices rose 0.9%, due mostly to a 2.0% increase in the price of gasoline, which more than offset declining costs for electricity and natural gas.

I also think some of the natural bi-products that come along with living in a super populated place like that actually do correlate with the population growth we've seen here.

It's located in northern Maine and there is no natural gas access.

Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.