The Option has a definitive closing date and a fixed price in the near term, its not a series of payments toward a 30 year ultimate ownership.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

You might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

You might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Do you Austin-area BPers think this will clinch it for Taylor?

I took a break from selling investment properties to produce tv series for HGTV.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Right before the plane takes off, the flight attendant goes through a series of instructions...one of them describes the wearing of the oxygen mask. 

Pick an asset class: Class A, B, C & D properties, research pros & cons, pick one to focus onPick a real estate market that matches your resources & goalsContact local agents & PMC’s to start sending you listings to analyzeAnalyze a few deals weekly, get comfortable with the market and refine what you're looking for You might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...