of thousands of dollars in lost productivity, so the business is likely a lot less price-concerned than other residents. 

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!

For us the biggest challenge has been the pricing of product.

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!

Also, someone with real estate investing experience can probably help you shop for loan products that could be more flexible on the owner occupancy requirements so that you can scale at whatever pace you want. 

There was no information shared prior to the increase.These seem like really long vacancy periods and poor communication.

The best wholesaler and the ones who run it like a business, usually start as productive home buyers.

Home was flipped and I buy the product they sold.

The area among several others is more than capable - the finish product is far more important once you’ve picked an area that’s proven to perform.I’ve bought 25+ for me and clients in the last 18 months and manage 15+.  

Biggerpockets recently came out with a book on real estate strategy.You may want to give it a read.State with Strategy by Dave Meyer - https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/start-with-strategy