Some things are more important than others--so those are where you invest time.

So I know that works and works well..

I've been estimating for my electrical biz for over 32 years now & I still make plenty of mistakes lol.Just between you & me....we still call em guesstimates lol!

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Hi Michael,If you work with investors I'm sure they'd be willing to share the cost of their project so you can get them more deals with accurate numbers.

I know there is surety bond process and there a a few companies that appear to offer a service (Like Rhino)Furnished Finder has a new feature called Worry Free Waivers but when I tried  to better understand their process, it was clear they have not done a good job of vetting this out. 

Definitely do a search here for some recent stories on capital calls and risks with syndications...even on some that have been operating many years...

So far, I haven't had any issues renting my unit.

Would that be, for example, if the PM says, "I manage a duplex for John Smith in Turlock," then I call John as a reference, ask John a few questions, and then ask John the address of his duplex so I can later look it up on the county website and verify if he is the owner?

I do know of the physician loans, I am also a veteran so I have the VA loan, and I was also looking at the FHA loans, but can anyone give me any insight that will help me get into a multi family with the salary situation I’m in?