My brokerage is part of Anywhere RE, we have the biggest names under our umbrella (ERA, Caldwell Banker, Sotherbys, BHG, Century 21) and we have a fantastic referral program that I can hand pick an agent anywhere in the country and interview them for you to make sure they have the qualities you are looking for.

While your lease may indicate that the tenant pays, the biggest problem with this is that tenants will stop reporting issues for fear of paying.

Finding a reliable contractor for the rehab portion and then a good property manager once it's rented seem to be the biggest issues for those who aren't local. 

Look at insurance and tax costs, those two items are the biggest killer of cash flow.

pretty warm right now, biggest problem is most of our inventory has been bought so we are waiting on more multifamilies to hit the market.

I’d love to hear from fellow self-managing landlords about the biggest lessons you’ve learned along the way—whether it’s handling difficult move outs, maintenance strategies, or unique ways to streamline day-to-day operations.

The single biggest issue in my way currently is obtaining enough cash, whether it be my own, or through partnerships or family/friend-based lending (which I am very hesitant about to begin with as this could potentially strain relationships unnecessarily when money is involved).

My biggest concern with house hacking is giving up my primary residence.

Appreciation on the other hand is the biggest piece of the real estate pie.

The biggest issue with Stessa is that it sounded like they had very low transfer maximums(making it difficult to pay people) but it looks like they've improved a little bit on that.