I have eagerly wanted to get into this space..I had a few calls with Sunrise that had some pretty poor answers / or lack of to my questions so was leaning toward Four Peaks since those conversations went better. 

No brokerage will fix your poor work ethic.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

The listing was really poorly made, but I was able to tell it needed a look.

Personally I like the Section 8 program when the property is located in a super poor area with a ton of blight and crime.

I found Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner to be very helpful.

Flatline population growth is a sign of a poorly managed state and large or soon to be large, government debts (e.g., Illinois).

Purchase price: $86,000 Cash invested: $2,500 After being done with Rich Dad, Poor Dad, several podcasts (including bigger pockets), and other resources we were desperate to take action.

I allocated $500/month for insurance which is part of why such a promising revenue to cost projects such poor COC.