I want to believe he does have my best interest at heart.

I can read years of experience and wisdom in your words and I take them to heart.

I hope she doesn't cause him a heart-attack....

It must add value to the world as a whole and it must be sustainable, otherwise it will fail due to laws of physics. 3.Once you have identified it then know this in your heart of hearts.. there is a way to build a business around it.

Mentally get it in your head not to fall for sad sack stories.Seriously.You may get people answering to your vacancy that would fail screening, but they go to look at the place and tell you some sad tale of woe that tugs at your heart and would make you feel like a complete a-hole if you disqualified them.

I've been burned by four property managers over the years, who didn't have my full interests at heart, and allowed properties to be run sub-standardly.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-camellia-grill-new-orl...another place near and dear to my and my wife's heart is frankie and johnnies, also uptown (you'll see the theme here is we were poor college kids - yes, even tulane has some - living uptown, but in new orleans five bucks would still get you amazing real food) http://www.yelp.com/biz/frankie-and-johnnys-bar-an...check out the Praline Connection for real food too (remember, i mentioned life changing experiences), and in faubourg marigny it's right near a lot of this other stuff http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-praline-connection-new...for my money most of the music clubs in faubourg marigny and carrollton avenue area are awesome.  

From a heart attack I believe.

The advice given by others already should be taken to heart.

Some of the properties I purchased in these cities were in rough areas and I did ok as I wasn't in the heart of the madness and some of the areas actually turned around.