She spent 7 years previous to teaching in the field of retail management.Heather graduated from Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) with an M.B.A in Strategic Sustainability and a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.

@Ray Suerto you have received a great list of suggestions here so make sure you review them all and implement what you like sustainably and consistently over time. 

. - It may take upwards of 3 years of sustained high (or low) rates before rising rates has any measurable impact on home values.

I have no problem presenting in a lucid and succinct manner.

The new investors that were interviewed were hard to trace to see if any of their ideas were sustainable. 

You definitely can using commercial products as long as the property sustains the income. 

Big pain to do correctly.Slightly more sustainable and less of a headache;Put a certain qty into one Llc and then have a holding company.Example: 5-10 properties under 1 LLC then that LLC will be held in “holding company LLC”So If you have 40 properties. 10 properties per LLC. 4 LLCs.

You've got to coordinate repairs in a timely manner if you have another set of tenants coming.

This is an extremely sustainable & ideal situation, but what happens when their rents are under fair market value and lease renewals are coming up? 

Looks like you guys are seasoned landlords.. and looking to build a sustainable portfolio for the long term ... my two sense would be to pick an area and start with a decent long term rental ... and as you start to get a feel for the area/cash flows/management ... you can diversify into other categories....