We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

It keeps him interested and busy but he sees I was right on with my student rentals compared to the stock market.

I compare that to the trulia crime map and stay away from the red areas.  

The key is to compare each scenario side by side.

The fees for a refinance / cashout would be ridiculous compared to the amount of money you're seeking.

I haven't read this page to see what's offered as conservation incentives, and then compared that against your local market prices for "junk" land.

Comparing workload, a multi-unit property will still require showings, maintenance etc for multiple units.

Consider a market that you visit often, have family in, went to college at, spent time in the past.You will have a better sense of what the good / bad parts of town are compared to a city you never visited.Best of Luck!

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there you go. the problem is appraisal. comparable sales, and your approach to building an ADU against the recommendation of your market. super beginner strategy it's popular in ohio as well but just not worth the investment.