I'm not that familiar with that entire area as I zip through there on my way to locals in the north of the state and I don't tend to stop and look around in between here and say, Yuba or somewhere along the Trinity River.

I also think that Appfolio tends be more for when you have a larger number of units (e.g. 100 and up).  

She should probably put aside $1k per month on less risky investments, THEN she can jump into more riskier stuff.It makes me cringe when so called "financial advisors" tell the exact same advise to everyone, without delving into it further.That said, I am definitely not risk averse and tend to like "riskier" investments, do to a healthy dose of reading and practicing stoicism.

Lastly, the "estate agents" play very little part in the process...they do not tend to show houses, but act as a handshake to introduce sellers with buyers, and to introduce buyers with lenders. 

The margins tend to be larger on non-owner occupied but there are few deals as well.Having said all of that,1) Keep mailing.

I also find it can be a way a small operator can outcompete the mega apartment corp (which tend to be blanket "no" on pets, which I understand if you get hundreds of units it may be hard to track the pets and even a small number of barkers or not so well house trained could cause havoc)..

Haha, I won't disagree with you @Jaysen Medhurst, my ears tend to perk up for a good conspiracy theory!

Real estate crashes tend to happen 12-months after a major stock market crash.

They don't tend to advertise it, but if you know your DUNS # they will allow you to register and update information in your file athttps://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm

I ask this because I've heard sellers doing seller financing often have full time jobs too so meetings tend to happen in the evenings.