Plus, to use the reports, you have to use their applications, which aren't very good. 

In the three years I've managed her properties, she's had better tenants that maintain the rentals, each one rents for 15 - 20% more, she hasn't had more than 30 days of vacancy on any of them, and she literally has her sanity back.Most people aren't that bad but most of my Landlords make more money after they've hired me because of the skills I bring to the table.

There is no such thing as a down payment since you aren't buying the property...yet. 

Since real estate is hyper local I can’t tell you if you’re seeing the shifts we’re seeing so if you know you need to sell and aren’t worried about where you need to stay after the fact than my advice would be to do it now.

If there aren’t any real estate meet ups in the area I would be more than happy to set one up if there is a demand for it.

One problem is; some people can breathe asbestos into their lungs every day in large quantities and they never had an adverse effect and some people only need to breath in a small amount of asbestos and they do have a serious adverse effect.You don't have the moral right to tell someone there is no asbestos in a hope without testing and the problem with this world goes back to the previous paragraph where homeowners and contractors tell their workers testing is not necessary, tell them their is no asbestos without testing and tell their workers not to worry.Here is a link about homes built in the early 1900's and an image from the link.https://www.greenbuildingadvis...Two if the images below are from business website I have since I am a licensed asbestos abatement contractor.I took the picture of the pictures with the two gravity furnaces in a home built in Beverly Hills that was built around 1908 and that was not the first year those furnaces were manufactured and installed.

Those that aren’t getting paid to do it with other peoples properties that is. 

Plus lenders doing a lot of biz don't or aren't on CL. 

If those things aren't taken care of, and quickly, you just kissed goodbye 3-4 nights of rent straight away.And just because you self manage doesn't mean you make more money. 

That will go a long way in letting brokers know that you are serious and aren't just a tire kicker.