My company has a leadership program and often it is connections made during the rotation that lead to a long term role. 

Even if an agent is involved for a property with large DOM, offer them 1/2 month rent as commission or if needed commission upon sale to tenant buyer if they exercise the option.In a hot market, anything over 60-90 days is game.

I also put in the agreement that the price goes up 10% each year they don't exercise the option. 

Sweat marketing (bandit signs, cards, and flyers) seems like it will play a role in this until I get a deal or two and can ramp up direct marketing (because that's really where I want to be), but I'm torn about the list.

From before and afters to progress videos it all matters and plays a role is showing the brand and ins and outs of your business! 

You must partner with someone trustworthy - I cannot emphasize this enough.2) Very clear expectations of roles and what you are both expecting to get out of the partnership3) Your personalities mesh and you want to work with that person.4) A good attorney to draft strong legal documents.Good luck!

Team roles will include on-site property management and maintenance from a General Partner property management firm, or a contracted firm, as well as in house CPA, Lawyer, and asset manager.

Luck certainly plays a role but hopefully over the long term, variable "luck" will be minimized.  

Finally worked, after w-2s, taxes, months of bank statements from every account, credit report, letters of intent, months of paystubs, p&i statements for llc, repeated inquiries about my full time jobs bonus structure, utter confusion over vested stock options, multiple statements from brokerage accounts, more paystubs from specific periods (to understand bonus vs option exercise).

I just started looking for my second property which got me thinking about the role of my home.