The second company had a PM contract and due to other reasons we did not continue their services after a couple of months so tax stuff did not arise.

We weren't willing to take that risk.My wife operated our first home and after a few months we found a really solid knowledgeable manager who took over operations while still working closely with my wife. 

I bought the property in June, have had 4 renters the first month and then 3 the remaining of the year.

A client came in and I was looking at his financials and saw that he was bringing in about $50k a month and asked him what the heck he was doing to make that.

Also, given it will take > 12 months to complete, I'd focus on IRR vs.

These need 20%-25% down, require a 680-700+ credit score, and 6 to 9 months of reserves (reserves are payments in the bank). 

The first applicant made $4000/month.

I have Regrid ( I use it mainly for land), its 10 bucks a month and they have vacant property information they pull from the USPA.

I'd love to connect in a few months' time (or before if preferred) to possibly locate a property in your area and start my REI journey around October this year.

Since 2022, rents tracked through the MLS system for the Charlotte Metro area have steadily dropped.90 Days of InventoryWe currently have 90 days of inventory on the market, a trend that’s persisted for five consecutive months.