Immediate attention to tenant problems, concerns, and repairs. 5.

(Property Meld for one)--- Owners often think a PMC can just enter a tenant's home to make repairs, but don't really understand the potential legal issues of entering when a tenant is not home.--- Owners don't understand the percentage of maintenance appointments tenants miss!

Trying to save $$ so I can prepare emergency funds in case of any major repairs etc .

Don't get me wrong:  cash flow is still an important factor, it keeps the lights on, it pays for repairs and upgrades.

Also, prioritize repairs over aesthetics if anything structural or foundational needs attention.

.- It's not profitable for them to search for under-market priced houses, figure out repairs needed or what other problem is pushing the price down and do even more for a newbie investor that has analysis-paralysis and may never buy anything.Some questions you'll want to share the answers to with any agent you choose:1) Are you paying cash or getting a mortgage?

Telling sellers everything wrong with their house and justifying your offer with repair costs doesn’t build trust—it kills it.

He said there shouldn't be any repairs and whenever there were repairs, he paid for the materials and had them be installed.

They'd be much better off being a Hard Money Lender and make 5 times that (and every repair to their "investment house" is paid by them...So, if you put $10k down on a property and make $150/month net cash flow your Coc Return (annualized) is 18% which is Very Good.If you followed that and understand it then keep looking for a deal.

Repair costs in first 1 month of owning (this is renovated house done by seller, not me.