I am a realtor in Albany, NY and work frequently with investors.

It’s currently 75% occupied (6 units) and also after looking through the financials I observed one frequent tenant falling behind on rent often and another falling short twice over the last 12 months.

Get a good handyman, you’ll use them frequently.

Try finding the local fire damage expert and see if they know someone an investor who deals with these type of properties frequently.

Out here, you can't get into conventional loans on amounts below about 65K and frequently we end up paying for an appraisal and the underwriter can come back with the determination that the property can't be financed due to condition.

We rent the apartment on the extended stay market which means we must do a deep cleaning frequently between tenants.

I'm debating on the strategy here, but I can't say that Lufkin is a destination that I frequent, so I'm seeking some local insight. 

NORTH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTORS (NTAREI) meets in Dallas at LBJ and Preston fairly frequently.

What types of characteristics and knowledge did you look for in your Realtor?

In the sense that if they occur frequently than financially it’s advantageous to have somebody that is cheaper than say a plumber