I love the idea of offering my time to perform open houses for other agents in my market in order to practice my communication with clients, build my own leads list and just to get my name out and network.  

As I should've stayed consisted way back when instead of waiting two years.

My question is how do they perform the due diligence to check out a property to determine if it is a worthwhile investment ?

Larger properties create economies of scale that can result in higher yields and more stable cash flow.Returns: It's not uncommon for investors to make a better return being passive than they would have if they took the plunge themselves.Direct access: Unlike traditional investments, passive real estate investment offers direct communication with the people responsible for the performance of your investment and the properties themselves.Tax benefits: Investors can receive significant tax advantages that come with ownership of real estate, such as depreciation.

An example would be if you hear about a new sales technique from someone on a podcast but they're main clientele consists of higher class white collar individuals while you're trying to sell to lower class, blue collar individuals.

I try to be consistent and I'm just trying to go in and pick the best in the field.BP article - https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Our building consists of 6 units behind an iron fence that is about 7 feet high with physical key access.Some thoughts that have come to kind have been replacing the gates with a keypad entry type system.

I will be redoing some things so will need new permits.So there have been no permits for the work performed so far?

Another concern would be using unqualified help to perform your rehab.

I generally don't bother with annual increases, especially if I like the tenants and am happy with the home's performance.