. $500k becomes $350k and throws off taxable NOI, etc.)

Quote from @Bubba McCants: Thank you so much, sounds like we need to look into AppFolio.For a smaller portfolio, Buildium may be a better/cheaper solution.

They will leave the place filthy and walk away from their $750 deposit because it's the cheaper, easier option.Landlords need to set rules, inspect regularly, and enforce the rules.

This single trick allowed me to exponentially save into my next real estate deal and so on and so forth.I also agree with @Steve Vaughan's sentiment above.... agree with about 99% of Remit's advice EXCEPT him saying that renting is cheaper than buying. 

I can certainly tell you how to do it for cheaper than that.

LPG is top notch.I'd say they are better than us.You probably could have bought cheaper mate.Just my opinion.Speak to LPG on the rent but again, they are top notch and know what they are doing.We like keeping 2 bedders around $800pm max for less turnover.$995 is great rent but you also don't want to evict if tenants can't pay because turnover costs can kill the ROI.Just my opinion 

These places are closer, cheaper and the beaches (and land) are nicer.

Newbie here to the real estate investing world, but really eager to get my feet wet.I currently live in San Jose, but am deciding to move to a cheaper location where I can get my first property.

But with showing minimal taxable income over the last 2 years, it's now hard to qualify for any type of traditional bank refinancing.

There are only a few large city markets were buying is currently cheaper than renting.