While there are costs associated with purchasing properties, the platform itself offers free access to property details and market data.

Do some interviews, maybe a test cleaning to see how they do.

Local municipalities and states have GIS data online that reveals much of how a property will be developed, even streams can be estimated (nothing like a photo of running water tho).

And, do you have accurate and up-to-date bookkeeping records in place so you have the appropriate data at your fingertips to be able to make strategic decisions for each property?

I have heard the same but also have never had to test it.

We are considering renting a home in the neighborhood we are interested in buying in, to test it out for a few years.

Of the CRM's I tested that were part of an all in one system, they lacked basic task management. 

“It really passed all the sniff tests for me.”

Interestingly, it cites data from Baselane, banking built for Landlords, showing a 30% increase in landlords' monthly expenses from 2022 to 2024.

So far this year from MLS data, in Dane County, the median 3 bed, 2 bath home sold for $440k and $429,950, so with our high taxes (around 2% of the purchase price), you may decide to focus on multi-family property for help with income/cash flow.