I never met her face to face. I

Communication skills are the number one differentiator.One of the biggest challenges contractors face is managing client expectations - investors and homeowners alike can sometimes be impossible to please and often not because they are unreasonable people, just because they don't understand.And even nice people take a lot of energy to manage - and that is on top of managing the job.

(At this point, I may just get a bunch of happy cards and send kind notes - no mention of the house - and send to her in an attempt to bring a smile to her face.  I

I have the address of the owner and plan to send him a letter or door knock his door and talk face to face. I

Consistently the biggest challenge we face is finding great, reliable, cleaners.

Any public policies designed to improve the lives of those in low income neighborhoods that does not account for the costs and risks that landlords face is unlikely to work as intended. 5.

The only threat those countries really face is from terrorism which we, the Americans don't defend them from...

@Ian Ippolito, Your last post put a smile on my face.   I

We've communicated via text, but I feel like I could get a better feel from him during a face to face. I

I agree with @Brandon Krieg that the A2REIC is a good place to network face to face.  I