Establishing a relationship with a few of them locally or nationally [if you have a network] would be extremely beneficial.

It is extremely difficult for your tax preparer to know if what you give them is right without a balance sheet unless they dig into each transaction which will be very costly.

Remember the purpose of a proforma is to determine if a deal pencils broadly, so getting extremely granular doesn't add anything useful.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Of course we just had a few hurricanes, but that doesn’t make it extremely difficult to get insurance.

I'm an investor and property manager who is extremely knowledgeable about the Garland area.

Thank you so much for your insight, this was extremely helpful!

Pros: Diverse job market, low unemployment, great resilience during recessions, nice appreciation, 1% rule can be hit if you look hard enough, great economy, good schools, Midwest nice.Cons: Extreme weather at times (hot/humid summers, tornadoes/hail, brutal cold in Jan/Feb), high insurance premiums, property taxes also really high.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

They're extremely busy with all the inspections and permits they have to get done in the area.