For those still wondering why mortgage interest hasn’t moved down alongside the Fed’s rate cuts, see this WSJ article: If the Fed Is Cutting Rates, Why Aren’t Mortgage Rates Falling?

Since buyers will be putting so much consideration into the kitchen, installing new cabinets, countertops, and a nice backsplash is vitally important!

I believe it is completely reasonable to have a clause in your lease that places a cap on utilities with any overage (proven by a bill) being the responsibility of the resident.Our clause states that any electrical bill (we don't have gas, and water has never been a problem) that is over double the same month's bill from last year will have the overage assigned as a fee.It is important to keep your bookkeeping straight if you do assess a fee.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Burnout is a real thing and there are more important things than real estate investing.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

So, if that is important to your next steps, it's certainly worth considering. 

So, proper screening is EXTREMELY important!

Important note, it takes a lot of reps to be self sufficient as an agent so you will want to join a team of active agents that can help you through the process.Please feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any qs - happy to hop on a call to chat you through it!

If you do not have a US citizenship/green card, there are some complications investing especially financing so it's really important to do research.