A broker can do your shopping and they typically look out for their clients (you) An agent is looking out for his employer (not you) Make sure to read the fine print on your policy.

I have a tenant who isn’t cooperating with necessary repairs. She reports issues, but then doesn’t provide a date or time for us to come and fix them. This leads to the problems worsening, and I end up having to hire ...

Quote from @Ko Kashiwagi: Hi Akshay,Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus are cities I often come across my investor clients.

@Ryan LeakeI've always stuck pretty closely to AirDNA when running numbers for STR clients here in Colorado.

I learned that investing in real estate is not as difficult as most people make it out to be.

. #5 hits the most for me, as I’ve had and have many clients that either exit as a refi or a sale, but don’t consider the future value/costs based on that true future value or completion timelines.

For larger properties, some of our clients run another cost segregation study at the time of sale.2) Partial Dispositions - Taxpayers can carve out and dispose of components removed or demolished from a building.

Always one of my recommendations to clients. 

The heavy cleaning and repair costs after longer stays are definitely pain points but I've seen my clients make it work by screening the tenants more carefully for MTRs, doing bi-monthly checks to catch issues early, and writing clear lease terms about maintaining the property.

., as a licensed real estate agent who focuses predominantly on rent-by-the-room acquisition, the majority of my clients finance their deals either conventional, DSCR, or cash.