A theme I heard several times at the conference was the notion that some very successful landlords did not ever wish to pay off their mortgages on their rental properties.

You want to put those people into a system that will let you easily manage sending them e-mails in the future.

I am inclined to go with the happy customers theme.

One common theme that I want to dispell that I repeatedly see is this statement.

Go for a clean and easy to clean design but add unique, locally themed pieces that make a wow factor. 

I've heard of "placester" which uses Wordpress theme with some plugins.

For example, in the Orlando area, we bought a very unique themed property that would stand out from the hundreds of properties that look the same.

Storm doors usually have a lock on the inside; I don't think it would slow me down much, if I were to kick in the front door, but you start to see a theme here - they are concerned about theor safety.You really should have the yard cleaned up before you rented the place out.

The underlying theme in all the 'I was duped' postings I have seen are people trying to TAKE SHORTCUTS.A couple translations from my planet:"A Guru Duped Me."

Ironically it was that UN-reality show on HGTV that started my journey and so that is the theme also of my blog...or at least it will be once I can get it going