Real Estate is a competitive game, and Internet and BP have leveled the playing field for anyone who wants to take advantage. 

By planting these fixed seeds that are and continue to pay dividend, it stabilized my income flows and concurrently allowed me to build up reserves for additional purchases. 

And will definitely keep that in mind to make sure I continue to look for and find the best people out there - not just settle for the first!

You have to be maniacal in making sure you never face a cash crunch because no lender, property manager, contractor etc is going to wait months on end (and continue doing the work), while an investor sorts out their problems. 

A big key is to continue learning as much as you can. 

Protecting their credit score is sufficient motivation for most high credit score tenants to play by your standard lease rules.Low income tenants are playing by different rules.

For now reading and continuing to go through the growing pains is what will be needed. 

Another factor that comes into play is that I represent the target market that I intend to serve (traveling business professionals).

Kind of a serving the community move and marketing play? 

It is a great business with a real estate play attached.