Hi @Keith Anderson Welcome to BiggerPockets one stop shop for all your RE questions.

Shop around.Have a plumber replace the tub/shower combo.

Hi @Robert Murphy  welcome to BP.Analyst is a good entry level position and some brokers might even offer you a junior associate position right off the bat for commercial real estate sales.If you're not already involved, start checking out NAIOP and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).Best of luck!

We have some great used appliance shops locally. 

But the law requires them to present all offers, not just the ones the agent likes or wants to present and it got me deals the seller would have never seen if left up to the listing agent, and it didn't allow them to contact their buyers and shop the deal.

I conferred with our local locksmith shop as to which products hold up best.

If you have long-standing tenants (good relationships with them), and few maintenance issues, I would try to manage from afar.HOWEVER, before relocating, I would also shop for property managers to see if there is anyone you like, in case the new job/new city demand more than you think they will.

If you go blow it on a shopping spree you are asking for trouble.

I couldn't get that kind of rent for a 2/1 in some of my CA markets unless it's a special property (acreage for animals or shop for home business, etc).

Shop the competition a bit and get a feel for rents and quality of properties.