I had a new 21 year old agent and he too had a weight problem and I knew that even though he was a great guy that it was a built in resistance factor to success especially in sales.  

I also feel as though a weight has been lifted off my shoulders since this decision has been made, which leads me to believe that I made the right choice.

I'm planning to start off with 1 property, and then gradually build up a protfolio as I get more experience and confidence with investing long-distance.Based on some preliminary reasearch (a lot of it from the forums here), I've narrawed it down to 3 cities: Charlotte, Dallas, and Provo Orem.

Are property taxes usually increased gradually or can they jump up significantly all at once?

TTM basis an asset could have say 6% cap rate, but the discount rate (or weight cost of capital) would greatly differ between Blackstone $200billion of assets) and us. 

He believes and I think he makes a great point of this, that the "peak" will be more of a pause before the markets recovers and continues a gradual climb upwards.

despite popular decision, my thinking for #2 is that a majority of my clients are "unintentional landlords"and actually have "peace of mind" as priority, where they really just look to me to make sure their sh*t is straight.....Also, good feedback I got on facebook is that #2 would also very well translate to marketing to tenants looking at my listings......Any of this credible or carry any weight in marketing for you guys?......

Where I am in Washington DC area I've heard something like 30-45K, then 10-20% of net profit on each deal they sign up.Want to weight it heavier to variable pay like any sales job so they're hungry and motivated to go and hunt.

In the 1920s, staircases weren't supported so houses sloped to both the right and left side to support the weight - and this can only do that for so long before putting a bed in a room becomes a "vertical adventure." 

The MLS is here and is gradually improving..i think we will see a big push for it to be utilized more this year..especially as more REOs become available..I hope this can give you a good start.