You find this out by talking to people, speaking with past residents, people in the industry, or mystery shopping the property.Using technology to pull in data so you don't have to manually type it in, is helpful, but other than that, I would not trust automation. 

It really all depends on the amount of risk you want to involve yourselves in.  I

Check out Furnished Finder, Airbnb and VRBO (30+ day stays) to get a good idea of what else is out there in the area of El Paso you are looking in. I

I'm looking for properties to rent out bedrooms and I understand the benefits of just including utilities in the rent, baking it in. I

I found them on line and wondering how was your experience if you ussed them.response would be appreciated

I personally use Quickbooks online and have a virtual (remote/nonlocal) bookkeeper.

Great day to all,I've just been soaking up all the online youtube videos from Bigger pockets one after the other and I've made the determination to scale my business massively using the multifamily addition into our (wife and I) portfolio. 

It’s not necessary to stay local for these services as long as you have online bank statements or a solid way to get them to the bookkeeper.

Additionally, investors should monitor local markets carefully—new supply is coming online, particularly in the multifamily space.

Historically used online software without much issue.Now that I'm looking at the settlement statements from 2004 and looking at a sizeable depreciation recapture hit, I came across a number of questions / issues:1) I believe in 2010 I incorrectly set my basis (I did not include the parking space and upgrades to the units - granite, flooring, etc.).