I manage both our SFH properties and while most of the time it is very hands off (depositing rent checks), when something does come up it can be a scramble trying to balance the job with trying to find a repairman (or make the repair myself), coordinate with the tenants, and go out to the property to insure everything is completed, especially when I am traveling.

I know that as I get calls coming in, my mind is scrambling to try and recognize if I'm barking up the wrong tree, or worse, if I may be passing on what could be a good deal!

Made for a lot of scrambling for you and I'm sure a night or two of little to no sleep!

Today we got the first confirmation that other asset managers may have finally given up on the rental conversion strategy, following the observed collapse in multi-family housing starts which crashed from 376K to 234K in April (the lowest since last summer), a drop of 142K and the worst monthly drop since 2006 when the housing market had once again peaked and was about to undergo a very serious correction.http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-16/multifamily-starts-suffer-biggest-monthly-plunge-2006-reo-rent-recovery-deadIn addition to the money-laundering aspect (confirmed previously) and the REO-To-Rent scramble by PE firms and hedge funds (which is now over as PE become active sellers of apartment rental properties), we highlighted the third implicit subsidy to the housing non-recovery:Foreclosure stuffing.

I would not be interested in scrambling for a tenant that will pay $2500/mo in October on a $350K+ property.   

While an extra $200 a month above your current rent+car payments is certainly achievable for a financially-disciplined person, your actual monthly expenses may be far greater than $2,155.When calculating your monthly housing expense, you also need to account for some of the following items that, as a renter, you do not budget-for, in addition to the $2,155 "base" loan payment:HOA (these can sometimes be several 100's per month, especially in condos)Homeowners' Insurance (this will be several 100's per year)Utilities (some may be covered by your condo HOA)Property Tax (if you don't save for this, you'll be scrambling for cash when the bill arrives)Mortgage Insurance (might be required depending on the size of your down payment) The above factors may be why your bank/lender is only qualifying you for a $1500 per month loan; though you can afford $2200 per month in aggregate, the bank does not want the HOA or County of LA to lien the property due to delinquent HOA payments or Property Tax payments, both of which are senior to the Bank's Paper.

I am looking to hit my 20 unit goal this year, and i'm scrambling for ideas on how to make it happen.

I just wave my little electronic lock-box thingy in front of the little electronic lock-box, and bam - there's the key.Anyway, the best deals on the MLS are NOT the ones where everyone is scrambling to hurry and make offers as soon as it hits the MLS.

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I started scrambling, catching the tiniest possibility to sell the house and then I realized...