The PMS around here are pretty terrible, I've worked with a lot of the larger ones in Cleveland and I think they just take on more properties than they can effectively handle and don't hire enough additional employees to make it work. 

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Many people start out active because they want exposure to real estate and don't know that you can start out passive - you can effectively hire the asset manager and supply capital to the investment.You can have great success as an active or a passive investor - but it is important to understand the difference and to select whichever option matches your skills and resources the best.Good luck!

As you are finding out, it is so local that the next door building effects your investment. 

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And proximity to hospitals is key, within 15 minutes is what I seek.When I was trying to determine demand for our area, I selected about 20 listings near the location I was focused on, and tracked them for several months.

At the heart of effective property management lies the ability to balance the competing interests of three critical stakeholders: owners, tenants, and vendors.

That's where the real negative effect on the market will be.

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