To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

When I was ready to buy my first property I made a flow chart of everything that needed to happen from selecting a market right through collecting my first rent check. 

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Finally, appreciation is predictable and linear.I always work with my local property manager partner when selecting and analyzing a property with my investors and use them to manage the property after purchase to optimize the ownership and investment experience.To your success!

There's also a book by Marc Goodin that's helpful regarding planning, site selection, design and build info.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

If I select the same zip code multiplex properties, the sales comps (approximately $290K) are not as great as my expectation.

When selecting roommates or tenants for coliving they must be flexible regarding tenants that you carefully vet in other terms, but gender is something that I've learned the hard way to not consider as a criteria.Let us know how it goes.  

As long as you have your selections and finishes annotated on the plan. b.

Who can i speak to in the construction/builder space that could help me get an understanding of costs /planning for a new build.Thank you  building starts with land selection, plans, entitlements, permitting before you talk to banks