Expanding your portfolio, streamlining tenant management, diversifying income streams, building a network, and planning for growth are also recommended.

I plan to negotiate the rent and I want to present my proposal to show how I’ll manage the property responsibly.

What happens if you lose on it, you now have an additional liability, not just a loss of money.Are you planning on keeping the current property or exchanging it (1031) into something else?

Really the plan was 6 months there and 6 months in Vegas.

Therefore, I don't have definite plans for how long I'll stay in Oregon, and consider the possibility of someday returning to the Austin area.

I would focus on homes with dysfunctional floor plans.

Quote from @Jed Butikofer: Quote from @Jonathan Greene:I think it's great that your plan for next year is just one investment property.

This is especially important for when tenants go on vacation for a week and turn the heat off all the way off.

Trustin your PM partner is important and they will follow your lead, so don't expect them to provide you with your business plan. 

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