So I attempted to contact them yet again and I was happy they answered the phone, but it sounded as if she was on her cell and we got disconnected.

Why put all your eggs in one basket when you can spread your risks out with several properties and make 8-10% returns on each home.

Most accurate and mojo will give you cell numbers.  

I manage it from my cell phone as it is close to home and that works well for us as the first facility made me unemployable:)  The 20,000 sq. ft. facility takes about 5 hours per week of my time and it hums along pretty good.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket either, try and network first and learn / find ways where you can get more favourable rates and perhaps offer to work in this field first and decide whether this is something for you or not. 

It was a years long process to clean it up.As far as the chicken and the egg with jail and jobs, again, a lot has changed.

The second door takes forever to get to, the third a little quicker, things pick up speed, and by the time you have 10-20 you can barely remember that first property and all the panic of choosing an investment that will produce, of having all your eggs in one basket.

Also your learning and its good for everyone else that again low end rentals you will NEVER get good credit scores.. waste of time.. its why these people rent these homes and they are pretty much lifers.. so what the PM"s I know do is basically run credit to see if they are paying their cell bill etc.. if those are bad they deny.. but just because they have a 480 fico .. is not a reason to deny.. most simply won't make the standards that a A class property manager or owner would require.And yes you should have to pay for those inspections its someones time.. not only do they have to go there they have to call make appointments etc.. in these low end assets.. to me personally  this is not property management.This is a step above this is ASSET management tenants are unmanageable many times its all about protecting the asset.

@Steve McGovern  nice post  if I was to box myself in using your back groundI guess I would say I am a wildcatter.. drill for oil and prey.and or I was the pimp out there trying to get ahead of you and ty up the cell tower sites before you got them  LOL.. that's what I did in Timber I got ahead of the mills then sold them the wood for a tidy profits.

In case you misunderstood me, I'm talking about outlets where you can plug in both a lamp and a cell phone USB cable like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L9IQP7I/ref=asc_df_B0...Why would you not add grab bars in the tub or shower?