Rates aren't high, the great moderation was poor fiscal policy.

I was picking his brain about the attitude and culture of the locals towards real estate investing and out of state investors.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

However, if you've picked up on signs of potentially problematic behavior during your interactions, you might be able to highlight them by adding “good tenant conduct” to your list of standards. 

You have to prove you did everything right and then because of “empathy” for the poor snook who “fell into you schemes” you may lose anyway.This is a legally binding transaction that will be treated that way by the law.

The faster you pick it up, the faster money will roll in.

You should also pick a market - I think BP has a tool for that.

The best deal in the world can get screwed up by poor management.