Sounds like with are under charging our owners by thousands of dollars or they are trying to rip you off.

Three Months ago, low to mid 6's were available.Rates are going to continually fluctuate but if you have a way to earn 10+% on your capital, the TIME you are not using it is going to cost you way more than the extra .5% per year will.You are walking over dollars to save pennies if you are waiting for the perfect rate, half of the people who held out on getting mid 6's were waiting for high 5's.

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

You can get reimbursed for cleaning if guests smoke or bring unauthorized pets which easily can be a few hundred dollars per incident. 

Owners were charged an assessment (several thousand dollars) in 2023 to put into reserves, as per the new rules after the Surfside collapse.

Appraisers aren't giving dollar for dollar value for ADUs.

By renovating the loft, we were able to get top dollar for it on Airbnb.

In other words, I think we will probably have to be on the hunt for a very good deal or a very distressed property, and will not be investing in million-dollar multifamily properties... yet!

Offer to help with lead generation, driving for dollars, cold calling, or even administrative tasks.

We just really wanted to see if we can get something back because they are really bad at the job and have cost us many thousands of dollars (if not more).