Your property manager should have methods of rent payment available to the tenants that is not influenced by holidays; mailing in a money order, paying through on online portal, etc. 

That would be quite a hit.According to this article: http://finance.zacks.com/relationship-between-stock-market-real-estate-prices-10244.html, it doesn't appear there is a direct credible correlation between the performance of both markets: ...there's no confirmation of causation between stock market indexes and demand for homes or their prices....The strength or weakness of the U.S. and global economy appears to influence both stock and home prices.

@Jay Hinrichs What an honor to display good deeds in front of a lot of other investors who might be influenced moving forward to start giving back. 

There is a profound difference between Keene, and say Claremont or Newport, even if they seem similar on paper.

I can teach a monkey to sell, or fill out a contract, I'd rather teach someone how to think, analyze, understand parameters, influences, requirements and relate to people so they can design their own structure to succeed.Get to know people first, see where their ethics are, if you know the basics then you'll have a BS meter to judge what they are claiming to know.

Not only a personal, real-life mentor, but also the great authors of such books as 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Think & Grow Rich, and How to Win Friends & Influence People (to name a few). 

Not discounting the value of BP or net working at all, but subjective opinions are influenced by many variables, attitudes, agendas and assumptions.My sandwich was good, it may have put me in a better position to discuss another business transaction later that day, so it may have contributed to some success there, I didn't account for that.

@Alex SilangI have faced a similar issue from friends and family, while looking to purchase an investment property in a rundown area of Tucson that has a lot of potential.Don't Listen to ThemIf they seem to have a problem with you managing properties in blue collar areas, they don't understand how much of a positive influence you are able to have on the lives of your tenants through being a kind, caring, and efficient landlord.As @Carl C. mentioned.

Dan Ariely has a TED talk titled "Are we in control of our own decisions on presenting "dominated" options ", and their effect on influencing decisions (applicable part starts at 11:05 min). 

I read somewhere that the amount you get approved for also influences the impact to your credit score.