Exception being the occasional self-managing owner who will provide a year or two of their rental reports.

I do like the idea of doing an occasional flip, it's a shot term way to build more capital...

Also, all distributions from the business have to be "pro rata" to their ownership interest, which occasionally causes owners issues.LLC: This is one of the most flexible investment vehicles. 

It's more beneficial to the agent than a "thanks for your help, but I did it on my own" phone call or email, better than a "let me take you to lunch", etc because this is how we make a living (and the occasional lunch is nice, but doesn't pay the rent), and you still have an agent (assuming they're willing to do the paperwork for the 1%) who will look out for you.Just my two cents.

If you're using any kind of specialty software on your computer, you already know that, occasionally, the authors publish new versions, with "up-to-date information," that typically resolve problems that arose with earlier versions.The same can be said about RE.

Instead of fixing a date, occasionally evaluate your properties to determine if it is the optimum time for them to be sold.  

After nearly 2,000 probate deals I have pretty high tolerance for risk.If you want to get in the game, you'll need to ante-up and occasionally have some serious money at risk. 

Occasionally it can be useful to help people understand a weird layout of a house, and where to put their things, but I doubt that's a situation you have.

Oh, and I guess c) I like to occasionally take my young son with me to check up on job sites so there is that too.Some good tips though, and I agree, sometimes it's worth just doing it yourself because of the turn around time and potential loss of rental revenue.

Occasionally, you may find a listing with errors on it, which will net you some profit, or you can do some slim margin stuff and hope to make 10k to 15k, which isn't my cup of tea.If you want to find deals, you need to find off market properties and that means finding a reliable wholesaler (which has its own set of challenges) or running your own direct marketing campaigns.