We often get out-of-towners who need an immediate space and dont' want to run the risk that ours will be gone by the time they get to town.Maintaining a good, ongoing relationship with renters is key but some of them and some of us are just plain nuts.  

Members of NARPM subscribe to a higher level of ethics and tend to be better educated, more experienced, and more professional.

(And unfortunately those areas tend to be a little more expensive due to the proximity to NYC).

Smaller deals tend to come with higher % than larger ones.  

The MLS is easy to find properties but your competition for those properties tend to be pretty high and sometimes you get several people bidding on them.  

It really depends on the type of contractors you're looking for and where those types of contractors tend to shop.-  I don't think I ever said to approach contractors in the parking lot (as someone above mentioned). 

And i tend to think itll be easier to sell.  

I tend to buy scratch-and-dent replacements and sometimes the burner caps are missing.  

Receive gifted down payment (although this tends to be more difficult with investment properties than it is with primary/secondary residences)2.

Our Manufactured Home biz is looking like it will be one of our cash cows this year and will generate significant revenues by which we pay our nut while our passive income portfolio will continue to grow through RE acquisitions and other ventures.