According to him, the secret lies in market research and meticulous property management.5.

We manage three large apartment complexes in two different submarkets in Indianapolis. 

Manage less, turn over to professional management5.

Real estate investing is not passive, even with a property manager.

However, we are taking over from a PM to self-manage and are inheriting the current setup.Our biggest concern is that this first communication from the tenant was a sob story asking for $500 back/off rent.

We own or manage 230 acres plus trying to accumulate more.  

Still, I managed to lock it in for $145,000 by emphasizing how much TLC (and cash) it needed to bring it back to life.

Lending terms will be important here.I'd say the biggest challenge thus far is making sure I feel comfortable managing this remotely, as it's located about ~150 miles east of Dallas. 

I invest, flip, own a property management company.  

My partner’s bank just got bought by another bank and his bank manager told him that be prepared that they might be lowing there HELCO outstanding amounts.