Yes, seems frustrating from the agents point of view.

It seems leaving the utilities in my name and charging tenants on top of the rent is the easiest, but not the most passive.

It seems strange to me because the driveway on this particular property is single car width with maybe 2 spots around the back of the house.

Reading through all these articles, the biggest takeaways seems to be expanding your network and reach, building your personal brand (who are you and what are you bringing to the table?)

While it seems like a quick way to fund projects, I do not understand how the loans can be paid off unless you are strictly flipping the house. 

Putting all of your eggs in the appreciation basket seems risky.Curious to hear the thoughts of other more experienced investors.

They don't seem to talk to each other much.

Yes, rent is okay, but the housing market seems to have spiked a little too crazily lately (I saw it’s cooling down as of now). 2.

While in North Lake Tahoe it seems to be a free for all and they've densely infiltrated local 2nd home neighborhoods to the dismay of full time residents.   

Most PMs are too busy to help with this, and the search for independent contractors seems to be far and few in between.