The biggest challenge I’ve heard from owners that went from self-managing to under my management is that it is time consuming and a learning curve because STRs and MTRs are not just housing solutions.

Let’s connect ♥️ Valley View area is the biggest area people are looking for.

So hopefully I can put about $300 into savings a week.It isn't the cost of getting into a house that you need to focus on, it's the ability to cover the expenses and KEEP the house that is the biggest complaint from buyers in that last couple of years. 

It's one of the biggest trends in the PMC industry.Did you know that the national average rate of profits for a PMC is only 10%?

Our biggest clients tend to use propstream for most of their offline marketing data then backfill it w/ deal machines 911 data (which is another way to verify the contact info of a property owner and it's really accurate). 

There are a number of red flags for the tenant you are considering - the bankruptcy, the charge offs - all of those indicate they aren't handling their finances well - and YOUR RENT is about to become the biggest part of their future finances... so that should give you (and your mother) pause.  

What's your biggest pain point with the property management industry?

The local angle can give you that edge against other buyers, especially when you are dealing with high equity owners who might be older and a little weary of some company coming in wanting to buy their house.One down side to consider is, hand writing all of your letters will be time consuming, but there are ways to get around that.

Obviously aside from minor material cost savings the biggest reason is to save labor on all of the cutting in, which I feel would likely be moot with 3 sheens.

Birmingham passed most of the "rule of thumb" criteria recommended (job growth, household income growth) but the downside is population is -18.60% since 2000, and crime is a bit on the higher side (https://www.deptofnumbers.com/employment/metros/).