My partner and I both have 9-5 jobs with mine requiring work travel, so it has been a challenge attending local meet-ups regularly; which is why I am so glad this platform exists to help us network! 

How do you handle contractor schedules and supply chain slowdowns?

The goal here would to help educate and avoid potential pitfalls before wiring $50,000, $100,000 or even more.We would have educational modules, regular meetings and ZERO solicitation. 

Also, keep in mind that some areas of the country that have lower-cost properties have a limited supply of property managers.

I do inspections regularly and make suggestions, but nothing changes.

Just regular ones.It sounds like the consensus is to just put up a second mailbox on the street and label them as A and B.

Just like you, she can do RE as a side gig and learn a lot more while she keeps her own nest egg going and her lendability strong with a regular job.You should loop her into a major document with all of the properties and all of the profit and loss and go through them one by one and talk about whether to sell or keep, and also base it on geography for her and your collective choice of management.

Regularly performing or overseeing maintenance and repairs c.

But I still believe we have a huge supply and demand issue and the government needs to do something to spur new construction.

Yes, my mom would pay rent; or rather, I would be paying it but for purposes of the analysis I'm just assuming a regular tenant.