I was good at building rapport and getting people to open up, but will fully admit I wasn't always the strongest closer as I don't like pressure selling.

Because they will get defensive if they feel you are pressuring them.

The brief research I've done has shown mount washington and east liberty look solid for rentals.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Mount Washington.

I have 2 duplexes in Hamilton Township and a couple of properties in Mount Laurel.

I was under a time pressure to complete my 1031x with a relatively small boot, so I chose to work with a broker who had a relationship with the sponsor with a track record, performed the due diligence and could answer my questions vs. doing my due diligence directly with the sponsor.

As for holes in the wall anything you mount on those walls or ceiling IS a whole in the wall.

The bottom is designed to crack and relieve pressure from frozen pipes.  

Most likely due to static pressure from water build-up against the exterior of the wall.Sounds like you're considering Kevlar strips to fix the problem. 

Well, a recent study of LA county showed that regulating AirBnb could help lower rents and home prices.https://voxeu.org/article/short-term-rentals-and-housing-marketThere’s already pressure from current homeowners on the noise, and now you may get added pressure in the future from potential tenants and owners about prices.