Communicate expectations upfront—because once they start double-parking or treating the place like a frat house, it’s game over.Cameras, Cameras EverywhereYou’d think adults wouldn’t steal each other’s food, right?

I would say go for it if that is what you expect to incur in the future or you are still growing.

It wasn’t a massive deal—our expected assignment fee was $10,000—but when you’re growing a business, every opportunity matters.Everything seemed to be moving smoothly until the title search revealed a major roadblock: the mortgage discharge couldn’t be cleared because the person who needed to sign off was deceased.

(So, if you've got a million of equity you're exchanging into a DST, you would expect $30k to $50k per year).

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

We expect a tenantwith an animal to do their part to combat fleas and ticks.

The price should reflect the current performance, not the seller’s expectations for the future.Seller financing is a big plus.

What are you expecting from this post? 

@Stacey OlsonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I figured it had to be a bit higher (~20%) to leverage some risk.