The superior investor seeks out ideas that challenge his or her view of things.

I have had more than a few hateful tenants but in every case they were all socially challenged to begin with.

Get a good Property mgmt company and they will handle it all for you.Best of luck! 

Great attitude despite the challenges you and your partners faced.

A question for the masses:I own/occupy a 4Plex in Anchorage and am still trying to figure out how to talk to tenants - and what medium to use. In the lease I have with my tenants, we stipulate that each unit is author...

I plan to hire a smaller contractor to handle the job and purchase the materials for them, also probably sub out items they are not good at like landscaping and concrete repair.

We put bathrooms in there and it was a real challenge to core drill for the plumber

., from another new investor's perspective I see your challenge.

Take a look around BP for the "90 day challenge" - plus I would bet on a number of upcoming resources and webinars designed to help people with buying their first property by the end of the year.If you've already done all that and are still struggling with which direction to go, the bottom line is that it doesn't matter.

I handled maintenance.When January arrived, we bought it and I just continued doing what I had been doing for six months.