@Peter Slivkoff, my local board of realtors provides MLS and lockbox access for associate members of the board who belong to a related profession such as appraisers and home inspectors.

It comes with the iphones.Don't drink on the job, don't play loud music on the job (earphones are your friend), don't lear at the lady renters (you are there for business), and dressing like a (successful) workman in clean clothes everyday will probably go a long way in making a good first impression, on both the owner and the renter.Clean boots or shoes are a positive.

I own some multi's , belong to the apt assoc, and been a landlord for 30 yrs now 

I had one guy working for me that I had to pay at the end of the job, not on Friday, or he'd be up drinking until all hours and wouldn't get up for work on Saturday.

It is also rare that I answer the phone late at night, unless I see it is the alarm company or I recognize the number as belonging to a tenant that would NOT call me unless it was an emergency.

If you teach a man to fish, he will be richer forever.You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.But you can lead some men to a bottle of alcohol and you can't get them to stop drinking.Fortunately you can fish and drink at the same time.

He got out the day of the setout and the police had to be there the entire day to keep him from fighting me as I threw all his crap down the stairs (setout his belongings).

Broad topic indeedI said my location is a great place for a vineyard but I should of specified, I was not referring to a "Winery" where people come do tastings and set on the patio drinking wine and eating cheese.

.........As they say, you can lead a horse to water, can't make um drink tho.

My issue is this: the overwhelming majority of these properties belonged to people who A.)