Being a real estate agent and investor really helps to give me credibility with my clients, and having experience as my own property manager helps me to ease the minds of my future investors and house hackers.I am looking to expand into the property management side of real estate and would like to connect with other property managers to learn and grow from.

They demanded I come a remove the new (used) stove -- I think not.I notified them in writing that purchase of a new stove via withholding rent is not authorized. 

Please tell us how the PM has the authority to act ?

Then I started reading further into the Evictions Complaint and noticed this -"Plaintiff was assigned rental agreement on 9/21/2016 and is the authorized agent for the owner of real property address.... yada yada"My only question is what type of transaction is happening with the owner that this would be happening?

The buyer's lender authorizes (ie underwrites) the loan and the appraisal is the property of the lender. 

From a credibility standpoint it is big when you can point to your own projects, your own listings and your own network of buyers while having a national name behind you and a broker with deep pockets signing off.

It also varies on a new project with what you have to promise to local authorities to get the zoning you need.I pretty much agree that most people should not consider new development but rather buying existing communities, but pricing on parks is changing and it might not be very long before some experienced and savvy developers will start new developments at a faster pace than the industry is currently seeing.Development is hard work and not for the faint of heart or inexperienced.

That is how you find mentors, and that is how you will establish your credibility in this business.

This part is my fault... sort of... on a walk through during a water heater replacement inspection, I noticed they had cats - maybe a couple of cats... and as you guessed it, they are not authorized to have pets b/c they said no to pets when we first leased it out to them - though the house was listed as dogs acceptable.  

What are some things about my track record that you would want to know as far as credibility, past deals, etc.