Moving to a portfolio model—where a pod (1 PM + 2 VAs) manages all aspects of 200+ units—streamlined operations and improved accountability.

Do your due diligence upfront on the person (simple google search with their name and lawsuit or scam can weed out many - as well as a search on BP)2.

They will do a Good title search that no liens or mortgage issues with the firemineral rights transfer, easements, a survey, type things need to be clear.glad you escaped the fire with your health is main thing

@Kyle Carter recommend you search here on BP for Section 8 threads as there's a lot of feedback already.Just know this, S8 is NOT a cure-all!

Unfortunately many of the improvement costs do not deviate greatly when you’re renovating a lower cost property  in a particular market compared to a more expensive property  in the very same market which makes it difficult to absorb the improvement costs in some areas.

The short answer is I look for 9% min and try to press it to 11% with those strategies along with rental increases once improvements are made and the tenants know you actually care about the property.

With that being said I have expanded my search and have been looking in Omaha, NE.

We also put a little bit of effort into SEO so that it would come up in searches for corporate or midterm housing in our pretty small market.

You can usually find some events by doing a simple google search.

We also have our own website with some SEO setup and we get people that find our website through a Google search and reach out direct too.