Very grateful for BP because it's helping me feel that my goals are attainable!

Hi All,I'm in the process of transitioning my primary residence (located near downtown in 78741) to a rental property. I plan on listing the property on Craigslist and Zillow; but, I'm also considering using an agent ...

Does anyone know a good Co. that handles mold so an estimate can be attained?  

I would not have been doing my job if I did not charge the tenants for clogging the commode.I had one tenant file a complaint because we did not approve his application even though he was currently going through an eviction.Just had one applicant the other day place a bad review on yelp saying how she has this great rental history, when she is not on the lease agreement and the property management company will not give us any rental history on her because she is an unauthorized occupant.It is probably wise look at the BBB and Google reviews but you have to take it with a grain of salt because, it is usually owners or tenants that are unhappy that take the time to post negative reviews even though the management company has performed flawlessly under the agreement.I know one top property management company as an F rating on the BBB even though they are a good management company.We currently have an A+ rating but that can drop at any time is the BBB does not look at the validity of the complaints they just go by the number of complaints.Again, I believe the best way to find a good property manager is to seek a property manager out and has invested in advanced training and education and has attained designations, usually they also have years of experience.

Attaining the necessary knowledge and coupling it with the experience you have from owning rental properties will help you escalate your business.

But, we are attaining these distressed properties, typically passing them onto investors who plan to rehab and sell for a profit.

My goal is attaining more good information , building relationships, and getting started on my first purchase. 

I have Excellent credit and ample funds in case of repairs etc.Also the home is in a very good area (close to schools about 1500 sq ft 3 bed 2 bath) Also my brother and father are contractors so that always helps for future maintenance.I thought without paying any realty/ closing fee's this could be a great and profitable way to get my first single family rental going.Any advice/ guidance would be appreciated!

Personal goal is to acquire enough property to attain 1k on a monthly basis in profits in the next year or so.

Structure an option with sufficient money paid for the option to make them comfortable and couple that with a long trigger when you get the property sold so they can have ample time to locate their replacement property2 if they are willing to carry a partial note and are in a cash strong position they could sell to you,  place the note in their exchange acct and later replace the note with cash of their own.