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Be FRIENDLY (professional & polite), FIRM (establish a clear rental agreement and enforce the terms), FAIR (abide by the law and consider what is reasonable),  FAST (attend to matters in a timely manner) and FLEXIBLE (if the situation warrants it.)Make the effort to establish and maintain a good landlord-tenant relationships. 

If they are a "professional" private lender, this is normal.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Yes, if you know how to play the game or hire expensive professionals like myself to help.

Make sure you are working with an A-team of professionals that cater to investors and house hackers.Hope that helps. 

Doing this helps you start to build a network while learning from professionals as you go.

They should stand by their product and be comfortable with any professional analysis because they know they've done good work.Check out BP for reviews, reach out to other investors.

I'm going to be utilizing professional property management for my very first property, but I haven't noticed them using facebook for their portfolio.

I was wondering what you guys think is the best way to get started on the real estate investing path. I would like to purchase my first project sooner rather than later, but I don't know what is the right call for my ...