His business is in Birmingham, but he and his family live here.

These are the top three features I always keep in mind when evaluating a potential property:1️⃣ Location Matters: Properties near attractions, with great walkability, or offering something unique—like a waterfront or mountain view—tend to perform better.

Concessions, when used poorly are dangerous to your business.

That is if purchasing EXISTING performing investment real estate AND have very good clarity of every facet of the transaction ESPECIALLY reasoning for seller selling, AND you have decent market intelligence. 

He even agreed to selling me one of his since it’s already performing and ready to go.

Model the performance of the property.

Managing a team remotely can be tricky, and if they don’t perform well, it could become a headache you don’t want to deal with.

Hey @Sidney Duquette so I am not a fan of buying properties that can't perform with the hopes that it will build equity to offset the losses.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

This is a straightforward process that we’ve followed to consistently deliver high-performance properties, and it does not require secrets or gurus.