Also, keep in mind that within a market there are many submarkets and a great PM will usually specialize in one or a few and not be a jack of all trades.

. - Forecasted Market Performance of the Same- Property Specific Performance: Asking Rents, Actual Rents, Vacancy, New Lease Trade-Outs, Average Vacant Days, Lease Terms, Retention Rates, Renewal Trade-Outs, Sales Record, Renovations Completed, Market Comparable Amenities based on Class of Asset, Revenue, Rent Roll, Trailing 12 Months of Operating Expenses, Property Taxes, Property Insurance, Market Trends of Specific Floor Plans, Etc.

We know that our two main trading partners are selling again but we don't think they will accept discounts like that because they'll just hold what they have instead of selling.Just curious to know what others are experiencing out there....

Our main trading partners only buy quality paper so we benefit from not having to worry about that.I suppose with some self-serviced loans that might be an issue?

Looking back, I am fine with the trade offs I took, but I don't see any clear upside of one to the other. 

If it’s a rental, where u don’t live there, and the ex-felon wasn’t violent, and maybe he has a family....and he had gone to school, and had even picked a trade of some sort, u will still not pick him because of some theories about the kind of person he was or the kind of person he could become again instead of the person he is NOW?

I am a relatively new investor and so far one of the most difficult challenges I face is finding reputable and reliable contractors and trades to complete projects for me.

(Current plan $2K to savings and 500 to E*TRADE, until I get enough for a down payment.)Note: I am already maxing out tax advantaged accounts. (401K and HSA; ~$2200K/mo)Option 2:Us the $65K to buy an investment property and continue to pay on the debt.

And this path is exponential...leading to choices such as multifamily trades later, or stop and smell the roses.

I am an electrician, but handy in most trades.