I feel that this property management is a hinderance more than help given that I have to get all the estimates, but now have to go through them do they coordinate time with tenant.I feel that I need to pay money not to have this property management and I had thought up to now that would be easy to manage if you hire someone.I have wanted to purchase more but getting a little discouraged since I thought things could be easier once paying a property manager.I feel that this property manager doesn’t consider any costs or doesn’t do anything to ensure that I am paying a reasonable amount for the anything.

You also want to make sure that you consider the value the brokerage is able to offer aside from the fee schedule, fees are important and you want to make sure you aren't over charged, but a free brokerage with no value can also hinder your success. 

I'm having some trouble with this and it is hindering my progress.

What he is talking about are homes within the FHA loan limits and his specific area of expertise is Southern CA (and more specifically, Riverside County (Inland Empire, etc.)We are already seeing these price increases so it is happening before our eyes and you can not argue with facts.Going forward, yes, interest rate increases could hinder such gains, however, the Fed just made it clear that rates would stay low until 2015.

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A little bit about myself: I work in commercial real estate for the federal government, doing portfolio management (office properties). I'm also an MBA student at nig...

And one way to minimize financial risk is to get rid of debt that hinders your ability to react to events, both good and bad.So I've given a long-winded to say this -- consumer debt impedes your ability to react when bad things happen to your investments.

I don't do Christmas cards or gifts with tenants, I just want to keep it business, not personal...As great as they are, I know they can go bad and I don't want the entanglements of "friendship" to hinder what has to be done.

They would not use current rents because they are not recorded yet on returns.Basically, where they used to try and help, they now try to hinder.

The small to mid-size company that has raised what it can from the typical sources (friends, family, networking), but is not yet large enough for institutional money.There are several thoughts that may hinder it though:Investor suitability is a concern, but shouldn’t be much different than what any of the REIT’s are currently doing.The size of the investment.

I believe this will hinder me in my real estate investment goals.