There are some investors who specialize in these areas, usually called "war zones," but they are used to it and know how to handle tenants and the issues that come with them. 

As for the title of your discussion "When sticking to your goals get difficult" I'm here to tell you, there's ALWAYS challenges. 

Issued handled.

The other reason is that doing a few sales a year doesn’t give you the contacts and relationships with other agents or the experience to handle adversity during the negotiations or after the contract is signed.

I looked for a software that was capable of handling these three things without a steep learning curve.

Any time I've had a company that uses one person to handle all my P.M. needs it hasn't turned out very well.2) Companies that use multiple people probably have systems in place.

We may not be the group to handle it for you but I'd be happy to give you input and suggestions about investing and such in Kansas City.

I understand that each company is different and handles things differently.

I'm wondering if a mortgage service company is the way to go, or if it would be more practical to handle it ourselves.

Also, security deposits should be handled very carefully (not co-mingled with personal accounts)-so this could be a reason why they want to hold on to it?