If I were to go the route of REI without a college education straight out of high school... what are the prospects of that?

There's also the possibility a prospective tenant doesn't like the color.

I reach out to him and he apologizes for the delay and that after discussing they accept my offer of $130k and he will send the contract over immediately.Some more time passes and I inquire about the contract...I've also informed my lender, GC, and attorney that we should have the contract shortly...he says he'll have it right over & he is excited about the prospect of doing more deals with me in the future.  

This took me a little by surprise, I was under the impression that if I contracted an agent to find prospective tenants, then it was my responsibility to pay the fee.

Hi everyone,I'm expending my business and starting a new project and I need to recruit a few people to do prospection for me.

If prospects aren't looking up, then I would talk about parting ways as it looks like the place is too expensive for them.

So, seemingly, there is still great prospect, but I suppose time will tell.

After all, if they can't fill out electronic application and set up electronic payments what type of job prospects would they have in case of a layoff?

It is very hard for anyone on here to give a definitive answer to your question when we don't know where the properties are, what the quality of the tenants is, how much deferred maintenance do both prospects have?

However when I tell my prospective tenants that the ductless mini split in their unit is only going to cost them $50 per month, in the winter, it's a big selling point.