I recently attended a RE meetup event and the speaker emphasized treating real estate investments as cold, number-driven investments and actually suggested buying properties physically far away from the investor is one way to control for this to ensure that investment decisions are made dispassionately.

I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

If those locks are still in good shape, just install them at the next address.I went to college to, and it is not mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

@James EdmisterThe later posts are starting to touch on this, but I wanted to emphasize and I'm not concerned about looking like a jerk doing it.  

I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a degree in business that emphasized real estate.  

I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized in real estate.  

I went to college, not that it is necessary, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I've done many loans by myself to flippers and simply prefer (emphasize preference here) to stay away from owning RE. 

Always do a math analysis and try to look at the prospective properties before you make an offer or at least have a clause in the sales contract that allows you the time (usually about 15 days) to make a detailed inspection and possibly back out of the deal without a penalty that will hurt you too much.I went to college too (and it is not mandatory) and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.