I was also appreciative of Dave’s patience and exacting answers to any questions and was clear to me he has more than perfected his craft.The title company had a portal that collected all the documents and laid everything out in phases that I could log in at any time to see progress.As one who is extremely organized I felt I was in a safe space and knew any issues would be addressed.

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My advice for pulling the trigger on your first property is based on my own experience years ago...focus on action over perfection. 

In a perfect world, PMCs would be able to track exactly how much time their staff spent working for an owner and then charge based upon those hours & an hourly rate.Pretty sure most owners would end up paying more if this was could be done.

Indianapolis, where I work, has a strong build-to-rent duplex market that’s perfect for investors looking for a mix of solid cash flow and appreciation.

That makes perfect sense.

I had a perfect Tennant paid on time every month for one year.Lost his job at the end of 2015.

Best of luck, but please try to be open minded about people that may be different than yourself.A perfectly able-looking person could be the most destructive of anyone.  

You have enough money to furnish a property *fully*, and (this is vital) you have enough money to hold in reserves if/when things don't go perfectly, but you don't have enough to put down a 20-25% down payment to own.

They’ll demand answers to ridiculous irrelevant questions like what’s the viscosity of theheating oil in the tank.