All in, I think a large amount of GC's in the residential world tend to operate in less professional manners, which results in a lot of the problems we have read and seen above.

What city are your properties with them in?I

Some good questions for him to ask each potential company are:- how long have you been in business- what is your fee (be specific on the number of properties involved and if it's forward, reverse, etc)- where is your operations staff located (ie where will be funds be)- what type of account will my funds be held in?  Is

you will definitely be on the list when come time to find a PM.Quick question,As a PM specialist around Detroit, what city/area would you recommend a brand new investor start out in. I

Quote from @Dennis Knapp: I Have one double that I live in i bought as an investment just to help pay my mortgage.

What part of (or zip code within) LA County are you looking in? I

Quote from @Nelson Dibble: I have found several vacant lots in my local area that I am interested in.  I

We had a tub break and had to remove the entire end of the trailer to get the new one in.  I

I did not want to incur the cost but I figured...that maybe....just maybe....sometime in the near future us ADU home owners may be able to rent both units....like a duplex.At that point it will be worth it to let the tenets be responsible for their own bills.Not saying that other ways are bad...they are actually very cost effective if you are living there...but what about as you scale your business and move onto other properties.This of course if your city will allow you to rent both units...the city I am in is tough but things can change as more pressure is being put on affordable housing.Once again...not saying any way is right or wrong...I just did it this way for the reason I just mentioned.Thank you....

SFH, duplex, fourplex...etc is everything I am interested in. I