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@Oleksandr IvanovskiyRecommend 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.

@Stephen MageeRecommend 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.

Are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

@John Davis be sure to check out all the city landlord requirements.Michigan also has an online Landlord-Tenant Handbook that is awesome source of info.Lastly, be sure to join the RPOA investor's group in Grand Rapids.

My brokerage sends a weekly rate sheet for various debt sources on commercial properties.

For example, if you invested $150,000 in a duplex and were able to improve it through renovations, attract higher rents, and increase occupancy rates, the value could appreciate more efficiently compared to a single-family home that doesn’t enjoy those rental income advantages.In essence, the key difference lies in how multifamily properties can appreciate not only through market forces but also through operational improvements.

@James WiseHey guys I have some experience in the space having started funding turn key in Detroit in 2002.I also was on a CA.

The agents I have worked with have not really been a source of off market deals but that doesn't mean that it can't happen.

Key is to not grow to fast and have $ set aside as it's never as fast or profitable as you think when getting started where in Texas are you looking to be a GC?