A feature that our Pro Members love is the fact that they can manage of all their rental properties for free using RentRedi.

With less capital, you can purchase properties or larger stakes in projects, allowing a more diversified investment strategy.3.

Just do a little bit of research and connect with a great property manager.

Responses stating even a mediocre rental property deal will outperform REIT's is way off.

Do you have property managers and contractors who your clients have been using for over a year successfully?

The issues that most run into though is the property doesn't cash flow enough to support a higher LTV or most lender require a minimum FICO to qualify for the higher LTVs... some lenders have other experience requirements and reserve requirements as well... all depends. 

I wouldn't touch anything outside the urban core. if your strategy is to buy existing and old I'd recommend not to. as a newer investor depending on your liquidity look at build to rent development. building investment properties below market value by 25% and refinancing out of it to do it again. the urban core has tax abatements as well that are 15 years right now you can apply for. that means that taxes will be around $600 to $800 per year. there's cash Flow but the existing inventory market dried up a few years ago in the urban core. local realtors are going to push you to the trash areas like hilltop, south linden, etc because it's the only place numbers work. columbus is great, but remember a tenant who pays $1800 a month is different than a tenant who pays $900 a month. let me know if I can help any other way! 

To minimize taxes, consider the following strategies:1031 Exchange Before Dissolution – The corporation could complete a like-kind exchange, allowing investors to roll their ownership into individual properties while deferring capital gains tax.

For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

Raising rents to $600 per unit would increase the value of the property approx. $200k.