VersusCons:5 separate closings, so 5 title searches, 5 closing Attonery fees, 5 negotiations, possibly 5 different sellers to deal with, 5 locations unless you buy a row of homes which is normally unlikely, possibly multiple PM’s due to location or skill set of PM, 5 insurance premiums.  5 transactions to sell it as well. 

Whichever path you choose make sure you vet your resources..I agree with Hai, it's all about incentives being aligned and having skin in the game.

Things have been a lot better since the heat treatment and things seem to finally getting back to normal or stable I should say..With all that said through this process I have learned a lot.

For example, outside of my normal real estate business, about 10 times a year, my husband and I go to ranch sales.

The insurance agent advised me that people suing an LLC normally sues the LLC and LLC members personally by default.LLC means you also have LLC fees, and unless you're a single member, additional tax returns on the state and local levels.

They had a bunch of foreclosures in the early 90's, bought it way below market, sold it when the market returned to normal.

Most of the time the problem is that the property manager that is working the properties doesn’t have any skin in the game.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I've closed a few in less than 30 days contract-to-close (after months of showings), but in general it's about 40 days with financing and normal contingencies plus they almost never want to buy the first they see. 

Anyway, I'm looking for some guidance as to whether this is normal behavior or should I look for another realtor that is going to do a little bit more work.