Hello @Bethany S Labrinos congrats on getting started on your real estate journey. 

This is Spot on, It was actually Kavi that I was referring to.

I have about $300k in equity (based on a BPO performed in July 2023) but no cash.

Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

Can I advertise here on BP or is this going to get me banned?

So you would spend around $25-$30k a month (this was 15 years ago) on police details and require union gate and non union gate if you had non union workforce as well.In DC area, the utility providers are a huge challenge, whether getting permanent power, or water/sewer service etc - good luck.

Utilize your resources on here and I'm sure you can come to a happy conclusion on wheather to self manage or hire a PM company.  

I'd like to know because if they select them as they are entered into their database, right after filing, then there is another good reason to always extend and file on the last day.

Others have hit it on the head.

If they are available online or in person.