Although time consuming, being that this was my first deal I thought this was the best way I could verify things I would highly recommend doing something similar for people looking for their first.

That is just the scoop I was looking for from a consumer.

I know a few Landlords that report monthly payments to a credit reporting agency but it is complicated and time-consuming.

I was reading Zillow's 2017 Consumer Housing Trends Report today (https://www.zillow.com/report/2017/) and it had "Needs and Wants" statistics for renters and buyers. 67% of renters required + desired off street parking/garage and 40% of buyers required ample parking.

There are downsides to a cloud based brokerage, you won't have designated training time, your communication with broker and support staff will be electronic rather than face to face, and while all the training you could consume is there, you've got to be motivated to do so.

I was thinking of emailing BP and suggesting a search for the podcasts and have found it time consuming to finding the type of podcast I was interested in listening to, great job!

(figuring that it would be time consuming to find a contractor, get them in for a quote, etc etc anyway).Thanks for the details. 

Maybe I’m thinking too much into the scenario and that’s gonna stop me from making a move if I let it consume me.

Filling units is the most time consuming part of managing a rental.

@Hilly Fricks I would contact the local consumer protection, or licensing board.