The characteristics defined by the location include:Total capital required: If you can grow your portfolio using accumulated equity by cash-out refinancing, which is only possible in areas with high appreciation, you'll need considerably less capital from your savings.Inflation protection: Whether rents outpace inflation, enabling you to sustain your lifestyle indefinitely, only occurs in cities with significant and sustained population growth.Income persistence: How long your income will last.

@Suzanne Player, I suspect that can be buffed out of the surface.

In alignment with Jason's suggestion, it is advisable to explore various financing options for your property acquisition, potentially enabling higher leverage.Regarding the advice from your Realtor advocating for more expensive multifamily properties due to reduced competition, it is crucial to critically assess whether this aligns with your investment objectives.

I would ask your realtor for local property management referrals, they will be the best source of the top local players in your market3.

This AC unit was super easy to set up and install, and is also wifi-enabled so you can see exactly how much power you/your tenants are using via the GE app, as well as giving you alerts when the filters need to be cleaned (pull-out reusable filters are very convenient and easy to maintain). 

Quote from @Shawn Sopic: When you bought it, it didn't have A/C, so I suspect other buyers will do the same.Installing A/C may not provide a dollar-for-dollar return, but it can make the home more attractive to buyers and enable you to sell it faster.If you spend $10,000 to install the A/C, you can expect it to increase the sales price $5,000 or less.

This enables us to be usually within $1k or so of the actual cost.

Appfolio, Rentvine, Buildium are the 3 big players in the market.

. - We still offer tenants the option of free ACH payments when they enable automatic Rent Reporting (to the credit bureaus).- TenantCloud does not process any payments (Stripe does) and is not holding funds or using them to generate interest.If you have any follow-up questions, please feel free to reach out to our support team.

Over the course of time I have grown to appreciate players like Chris Seveney and some others, but it took me time.