All Forum Posts by: Alyssa Wright

Overall, I always recommend appfolio for rent collection/pm software. It's super user friendly for both tenants and staff!

Hello! 

There's tons of good options in the Pittsburgh area! I recommend connecting with our broker @Elise Bickel Tauber to get a really in depth idea of the key to success for investing in Pittsburgh. 

On top of having tons of experience with working with both new and seasoned investors on all types of deals. We also have an in-house sales, pm, and contracting team to help you with everything you could need! 

Looking forward to connecting with you :) 

Hello Tomer!

I'm gonna tag @Elise Bickel Tauber in this post as she's definitely the right person for you to get in touch with in terms of investing in the Pittsburgh market - smart move by the way. 

On top of working with investors, we also have a full-service PM, Sales, and Contracting team that would be more than happy to help you out every step of the way with your portfolio.

Best of luck on all your endeavors :) 

@Elise Bickel Tauber Would be a great person to connect with! She's our CEO for both our Sales and Property Management companies as well as she co-owns a contracting company with her husband while managing a whole bunch of kiddos!

She's the best! 

I'm not too familiar with Section 8 in Clevland, but if you're ever looking to expand over to PA/Pittsburgh area feel free to reach out!

We are a one stop shop for PM, sales, maintenance, etc... 

As someone else had mentioned, as long as you do not have a lease signed with them, you are good to be unapproved as there is nothing legally binding. 

This definitely isn't a habit that you want to get yourself into as it can for sure be seen as bad business. Obviously, stuff happens and sometimes it's unavoidable but maybe consider implementing something into your approval process where you require to have some type of phone or in-person conversation with someone before moving forward with approval. 

I definitely think that the price is a bit high for this property. Sometimes as well properties that come furnished tend to be a turn off espeically if it isn't a short term lease. This definetely varies by area but I would recommend to see if anyone else is offering fully furnished rentals.

I think the answer to this question really depends on a few factors such as your current unit count, location of your properties, long term goals, and how much of your income is based off of your units. 

If you're someone who only has a handful of properties and they are pretty centralized in your area it might be best to just handle them yourself and invest in a good PM software. 

If you are looking to get or already have a good amount of units that maybe aren't so centralized; it definitely couldn't hurt to look into getting a PM company. 

Definitely are pro's and con's for both but you just gotta look into both options and decide what is best for your portfolio. 

Congratulations on your first deal! 

Hello! We have a few agents over at our office that love working with investors and would be more than happy to help you find your next deal!

I can't recommend @Elise Bickel Tauber enough for this sort of thing! I'll send you a PM as well with some more information!