I think there is enough information online that another course isn't going to move the needle on getting involved with a MF property or not.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

My wife also made it clear that if we were going to expand beyond what we already own, she didn’t want to be involved in managing them.

Cash out refi only if the rental income significantly exceeds the monthly payment and you want liquidity to invest elsewhere.2.You can maybe do a HELOC if you want a smaller loan that doesn’t involve refinancing the entire house.3.

Two flats are essentially just houses.... they trade like houses and there is a lot of emotion involved.

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These leads were very unresponsive and may pan out over a longer period of time but the time involved is just not worth the effort.  

Lots of time involved and educating the seller why to do this for you..  95% of sellers if they ask their attorney for advice will be given advice do not do this.

I have one more year left, but am eager to get my real estate wheels back turning.This year 2025, I am looking to get my foot back in the pool and become much more involved in the real estate community.

Things they did bad which I wish I had asked more information about:Never involved in the screening of tenantsThey recommended keys for cash by waiving the rent amount buy only collecting fees which they would get not meThe cost to evict is 750-950 yet other companies told me they will include eviction in the priceThe tenant didnt pay in full last month and I was the one calling out to them and asking questions then a few days later I get an email saying something happened with the tenant and they are investigating.You get passed from person to person every week or so.No one told me when the construction was complete and so the house was ready for a week and the post to zillow and other sites was not done.It took them another week to take pictures and then another week to upload it.I was paying 200 dollar a month electric bills while the house was vacant because they left the AC running in the empty property.