But if the tenants want to move in as soon as possible after closing, why would I want to slow that down?  

@Julio SaladoWelcome to the site and congratulations on starting to work as an agent.Here are a few must haves for the home office.Laser printer, Ink jet printers are slow and will eat up ink.Office quality scanner.Anti virus software.Filing cabinet.Desktop calendar.Corkboard on the wall.Papershredder.

These are both products that Butler uses in his business and also sells. 

I want to sign new leases but don't want to sign leases with tenants who are slow to pay.  

In order of productivity, based upon lead quality & cost per lead, across over 50 markets in the U.S.:1) AdWords (Google Search) - depends a lot on the keywords you use...2) Direct Mail - mix it up like Cody says, & only mail to people with equity!!

My growth was slowed significantly over the years I am sure, but like how @Nat Chanfeels, on principle, I cringe with the prospect of working with any of them in any way.

Due to a higher rate of divorce, increased single parenthood, the over-all delay of marriage, slow wage growth, high debt to income ratios, more stringent mortgage qualification, higher home prices, and a more mobile society investors will continue to see a strong rental market.

So, it is important to have good pictures of your offered products or services for enticing your potential buyers and make them imagine using your products using in their lifestyle.

Repeat the question you are going to answer before answering (not everyone is reading the screen) and dont be afraid to skip questions that you dont like/know answers to.2  Have filler... time moves SO slow when there is nothing to answer!

I plan to start off slow and learn the local market.