I would suggest looking into Hemlane, I have worked with the CEO personally and they have a great product that I recommend to all self managing landlords. 

Hi Ryan, the appreciation might be worth the wait if you can confidently handled the cash flow.  

But, I was once a paid preparer and prepared or supervised the preparation of tens of thousands of tax returns and I saw some pretty stupid self prepared mistakes.

By keeping your investments local you may be able to self-manage your properties more easily because you're close-by and already knowledgeable about what's required of you as a landlord. 

.❌ You think using emojis means I copied this from somewhere—I’m just a millennial who likes to keep things engaging.BUUUT if you’re an investor who wants to attract high-paying guests, increase your nightly rate, and create a rental that markets itself, keep reading.A question I get A LOT is: “How can I market my vacation rental?” 

Doubling down on multifamily, self-storage, and industrial real estate.Raising capital aggressively to get in before the next wave of incentives.Positioning myself to capitalize on tax advantages while everyone else plays catch-up.🔥 #2: Raising Capital Will Be Easier Than EverTrump will likely gut the SEC’s budget—which means less scrutiny on private capital raising.More capital will flow into private equity, syndications, and alternative assets.Fewer restrictions on fundraising, advertising, and deal structuring.Institutional investors will reallocate big money to private markets as the economy shifts.💰 What am I doing?

Fannie Mae will allow you to transfer the deed to an LLC if you decide to try to go the conventional route, but the loan would still be in your names and you'll need to pay a title company a second time post-closing to do this  for you. 3) I can't speak for the area so no comment there4) If you're self managing, make sure you find vendors you can trust in the area since you won't be able to easily verify if an HVAC guy, plumber, etc. is trying to rip you off and tell you to buy something you don't actually need. 5) Make sure you have clear alignment of goals and a clear operating agreement that spells out what to do if those goals start to not align in the future since you'll be jointly obligated to these properties. 

I wanted to spark a conversation about a topic that’s been gaining traction in our industry: the balance between realtor-led showings and self-guided tours for properties.As landlords, we all want to maximize engagement and find the right tenants as quickly as possible.

Its a really stupid rule especially if you self manage and live close to city limits.

By effectively utilizing space, we can often increase the number of units or functional areas within a property without expanding its footprint.