She died a year later at 51 and left my wife and I with 2 more mouths to feed (she had a 15 and a 12 year old).

But never ask your realtor to take a reduced commission, at least not if you want them feeding you more deals! 

The University feeds to tourism.

I would not expect your realtor to be feeding you off-market deals.   

thanks for everyone's feed back.It was my lack of experience i should of realized they would of as of POFTOM - no haven't yet, i'm faithfully seeing to borrow it  via private money, bridge loan, gap lender.DAVID- that great feed back thanks for sharing your expeirence.

As it provide income which feeds the business, it also takes valuable time away that could help it grow. 50 units is my number is to where I should have enough experience to justify the move as well as 2 years reserve income to compensate for any issues which undoubtedly will arise!

As soon as "out of town investor" is mentioned it turns into a feeding frenzy.

This has not been my experience with most tenants.Most of the tenants have hard time taking care of themselves.The worst is when they try to breed them and walk around with chain leashes to feed their weak egos.I just wish these people would grow up.I am an animal lover but do not believe large dogs belong in apartment complexes.They need a house and a yard to expend the energy and not claw a place up trying to get out of a small space.

.- Follow up with the agents who show the property to get feed-back and advise the seller of the feed-back and any appropriate actions that should be taken.- Make sure that all advertising complies with all rules, regulations, and laws effecting the property.- Help the seller to find good service providers (if needed) such as attorneys, termite companies, etc.- Receive all offers on the property, review and evaluate the offers, and advise the seller relating to the offer.- Once the property goes under contract (in some areas the term is "open escrow") follow up with the buyer's agent relating to the buyer's progress toward closing on time.- Prior to closing, review the preliminary HUD-1 settlement statement and make sure there are no errors.

Receive the pessimism, feed off of it, educate yourself in REI, then go do your thing!