The idea of scheduling one more thing on my monthly calendar gives me a touch of anxiety, as I'm pretty heavily involved in my local community and already am committed about 3 nights / week to local events... but I suppose if that's the price of getting started, right?

You sound like an educated man but I think your relying too heavily on a source of information that is just incorrect.

Before becoming a full time teacher/musician/media manager, I was heavily involved in management roles, 100% commission sales as well as running my own car detailing and lawn maintenance companies (separate companies - we didn't wash your cars while we planted your new flowers haha).

Others may not and their time is better allocated elsewhere for a variety of reasons such that the trust factor matters the most, which is heavily influenced by the track record of the sponsor. 

Do you think that will translate heavily into problems in all rental markets?

That's going to vary heavily depending on the scope of work and the quality of material you are using. 

I think those traits will weigh more heavily as time passes. 

San Francisco is likely to be one of the more tech savvy, social media using locations, while a town in Ohio probably still relies heavily on the old school outlets.

I'm sure that you are already aware, as the info is contained in the coursework required for you to obtain you real estate license, that demand for real estate and appreciation is most heavily influenced by (1) population growth forecasts and (2) job growth forecasts. 

Hi Ian,I work heavily w/investors, wholesellers & wholesale properties.