Hi guys,
I bought my family home 3 years ago and looking to get my first SFR investment property. I live in Los Angeles and dont want to get the investment there due to (1) cost (2) tenant-friendliness.
I am trying...

Empty the units, spruce them up, put in paying tenants selected by your manager.If you think it's tough dealing with an incompetent manager, try managing them yourself from a distance.

For example, while I am a remote provider originally from New Jersey, I find that I can be particularly effective for clients where I'm located here in Oklahoma City because I hold the majority of my investments here and cut my teeth doing my own books and taxes in OKC.

We have a preferred lender who studied the past election years and noticed the effect, but due to the pandemic and the normalizing of our market, can we expect there to be a surge come Jan 1 with the election being over and interest rates stepping down to affordable rates? 

BiggerPockets has a section just for this, Under the BUILD YOUR TEAM tab- then select- MEET UPhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521Best of luck to you!

Rent Reporting Service to credit bureaus for the debt is effective and simple, pro is low cost, set and forget and high success rates, con is while you can report all unpaid rent you can't report damages unless they are quantified by an order from a landlord tenant board or small claims court.

The flooring retailer is the latest in a growing list of companies forced to shut down due to changing market conditions, rising competition, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.The company’s financial struggles began after the pandemic-fueled home improvement boom fizzled out.

Continuous participation.This is great if you are talking about an SMB with effectively connected Real Estate.Note rental activity is considered passive unless you meet the RE Pro threshold of 750 hours and more than 1/2 your time.This is the conundrum for passive real estate investors.If you have a full-time job or a large, time-consuming business it can be difficult or impossible to qualify.A huge loss from depreciation if you have one LP investment isn’t going to do anything for you.

Notice given by or to the attorney for either party shall be as effective as if given by or to said party.

This is not often understood but can seriously effect your flexibility in the future.