By utilizing one provider for both services, both can be aligned, customized to your portfolio’s needs which should achieve a better outcome overall.Real estate investing can be very complex and navigating taxes, compliance and insurance can be overwhelming and complex, deterring some people from expanding their portfolio or from investing at all.

You're best off continuing what is currently being implemented and then making adjustments once you have a better grasp on the building.

This made the overall appearance of the property much better and allowed us to re-sell for a profit.

Have you looked to see if your competition is doing better?

Maybe better to buy for rental in non-HOA neighborhood.

Truthfully though, I would do a cash out refinance for a large sum of money on my primary residence to ensure I do get a better rate. 

At the time I looked, 20 or so years ago, the problem with smaller down towns is the proliferation of nearby strip malls, where the stores are surrounded by a large parking lots, and for laundromats, attract more customers as they can park easily, walk to adjacent stores for shopping, snacks, and browse newspaper and magazine racks, which explains why they do better, there's more customers.

I rented a 4-bed house in Royal Oak, then got 3 roommates that I charged each 30% of the rent, so they covered most of my  rent.You can do the same if you buy a house:1) More rooms the better, if renting to fellow college students.2) Can YOU live in the basement?

Students tend to take better care of the home when they know their relative is on the hook for damage, etc.We’re primarily focused on long-term buy-and-hold properties, but we don’t want to miss opportunities to flip for a quick profit.

You could do better in my opinion.