You all have actually a huge motivation for me.

Thanks so much @Andrew Kiel that helps a lot and is very motivating to hear!

Running a bunch of units in one location will give you operating efficiencies.

@Theresa Harris@Theresa HarrisI am good at day to day property operations, I find ways to increase the efficiency of property systems such as boilers,HVAC, energy consumption, water consumption, I make sure the systems will last longer,I make sure the occupants in the building are safe.Basically maintenace, preventive maintenance,repairs, managing tenants,collecting rents (even though its not my job,I do it), I make recommendations to the landlord on how to save money without sacrificing the comfort of tenants and I do my best to avoid defferred maintenance.My father does construction (20+ years,he operates a small construction business) maybe I can put him on my teamThank you for answering

More than likely you will be competing with homeowners and they can spend a lot more than you can as they don't have the profit motive. 

They are basically being extra nasty because they are upset --- about whatever and they certainly could have any number of motives. 

Hello, my partner and I are looking for a motivated real estate agent who can find us what we need based on our criteria.  

David suggested finding a pain in the bouquet and using it as the motivator. 

The job description would read something like "must be a self motivated leader, with a knack for problem-solving on the fly.

Ive been doing a lot of research in the past 2 weeks about real estate investing and am very motivated to take the jump from just learning to action in the near future.