They normally decline but it's gone more smoothly in those situations if we call the family member because they aren't caught off guard and protective. 

I want to eventually transition to full-time real estate investing as it is my passion but I'm just now in a position to buy a primary residence and possibly an investment property shortly there after.

Other than it costing more than we had initially budgeted, which almost feels like an investing rite of passage, we had very smooth sailing on the rehab side of things.The duplex had a tenant on one side and one side vacant when we purchased.

Perhaps try it out and then transition to long term rental?

I had transitioned to on market properties because it’s basically free.

I decided to transition to travel PT because of the overall higher pay and lower taxes. 

@Jaron Walling we’re transitioning everyone to apartments.com.

In Portland, OR, if you have a renter longer than 52 weeks and you elect not to renew you have to give 90 day notice and pay them $4500 transition fee.  

The delivery and being nice and professional hopefully can smooth it over.

He can't remember how long my postcard was sitting on his desk before he called me, but now he is ready to transition into retirement.