Odds are high that you'll meet others who have been in exactly the same situation as you are now, and who achieved similar goals to yours.

I digress thoughYa I was kind of shocked to that Lori had never met Wendy I bet she lives within 10 miles of us..

I think its just leveraging your local real estate agent is probably your best bet or maybe even possibly getting your RE license if you start doing enough deals. 

This strikes me as an odd response — it seems you care about internet points more than potentially working with someone in the future?

This will help us/you understand a little more on what is driving you to continue pursuing a business that is at odds with your personality type. 

I read about this process and it sounds odd.

Every time I analyze a deal, I always get a negative cashflow return, which seems odd to me.

@Linda WestI would bet your contract indemnifies the pm for any costs associated like this.

It's kind of like insurance.As far as the ideal time to buy a house, I'd assume we continue to see home prices come down a few % points over the next several months, but as interest rates continue to rise I'd bet you see your mortgage payment be about the same.

I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, since I don't think there's much of a downside of doing it.Personally I don't do gifts because (1) at a certain number of doors it's going do be a hassle. (2) it creates the expectation that I'll be giving them those things every year. (3) I'd be willing to bet the benefit of giving gifts/cards is negligible when it comes to tenant retention I think the best thing you can do to keep your tenants happy is to be a good landlord and that will help with retention of your tenants.