A good property manager should add value beyond just handling guests—they should optimize pricing, boost occupancy, streamline operations, and protect your asset. 

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

Transferring properties in your name to a LLC gives you instant asset protection.

Best of luck to all of you in your asset building jouneys.Andy

While this structure offers great asset protection benefits, it doesn’t necessarily save money on filing fees or administrative costs.

As an active-duty (soon transitioning) Air Force myself, I know the VA loan is a powerful asset for us.

That is what your agent should be doing for you, it really depends on the area and asset class. 

They sell a 4 unit for close to 1 million dollars close to Jacksonville. they want 250k or 300k down. there's no upside. you can google the properties on biggerpockets and there isn't a lot of satisfaction. it's a slow return and get rich slow strategy. our focus is always as a builder to add maximum value, lower cost as low as possible, build and rent and build and sell the same product and raise prices to help investors out. we have a large market share and large purchasing power in our market in columbus ohio. the one strategy I never liked about turnkey new build brokerage companies like them and build2rent or others is they don't really build close to urban centers and most are single family homes. the numbers don't work on single family homes. if single family was the way to go more companies would be doing it. but by far the most common type of new construction built is three story walk up apartments.

Stocks have their place in your asset portfolio but the available tax deductions are much more limited.  

The other contributing factor was the poor property management and sponsor asset management of the properties.