Most likely her property is not smooth sailing.

It probably wouldn't have went so smoothly and quickly without family and friends but to all those people just starting on BP; it will never be the perfect time to start, just take the first step and go!

@Rodney Sums, "laugh it up while you can" just means that doing ok in any one year is no proof that every year will chug along just as smoothly. 

Needless to say things have not gone smoothly.  

Obviously due to school I cannot do this so my question is what can I do RIGHT NOW to help speed the process up and if there is anything else I can do to make this investment go more “smoothly” when it occurs.EXTRA: I recently got a job that pays around $450 biweekly.

Meaning that if you have to switch title companies, it typically comes with switching escrow too, which means the lender must paper-trail a bunch of earnest money flying all over the place form company to company, which can prevent a smooth closing.

The First DealThe first deal actually went pretty smooth until the end.

The process was very smooth and has been a  great learning experience.  

Each of the buildings are full leased, and we will be managing the apartments ourselves.Any advice on necessary steps we should take once we become owners regarding transitioning the current tenants to our management as smoothly as possible?

So, as a seller, prepare your asset for a smooth transaction (fix known issues prior to listing...take care of unknown issues that are discovered during inspections quickly etc.).