The bad ones will want 50% upfront, you'll have to plead for update pics, they'll find reasons to increase their initial bids (multiple times) and will want final payment before meeting you for final walk-thru.Many investor-friendly agents have NEVER owned a rental, so you can't really rely on their advice.

In SC, you can only be employed by one regulated lender at a time per the state, and they seemed to think this was related.

The idea is to not "wake sleeping dogs" and while at the same time not having issue on my next purchase. 

waste of time utl is not reponsible.. turn it over to insurance

No one accountant is an expert in all areas in the tax code, so best to figure out what you want first in the world of real estate and then dive deeper there. 

Everything is up-to-date in realtime so I could do my taxes any day of the week!

He came up with a "benefits package" to charge my tenants $56 a month (to include renter's insurance and some other "perks").

It sounds like you’ve got a solid foundation, especially with your experience in real estate private equity.Once you’ve isolated a market, building your team early is key.

I have been listening to The Real Estate Rookie and other BP shows for about a year.

So not as easy and moving every two years if you have had the properties for any length of time.