Ideally, I'd like to form a relationship with a person or company that I trust.

I think I need to be more open and honest with people about what I want, what they want and how the relationship can be mutually beneficial. 

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to create some handout materials for my real estate portfolio to give out to lenders (local banks, private money/hard money ) as well as any other industry professional I want to initiate a relationship with and potentially do business.

So I was just trying to understand the relationship between the market value and the MAO because I don't understand why the people in this specific situation would ever sell for that low.

*This post does not create an attorney-client or CPA-client relationship.

I'm looking to build a relationship with a property mgmt company that has the same goals of increasing cash flow.

You'll do best by building relationships and credibility with others.

That said, Columbus is a stable market with high demand across the board...all supported by any metric you care to consider...it's a challenge to find the perfect deal, but if you are prepared to pull the trigger and broaden your reach by building your relationships and networking something will turn up.

With current market conditions, it involves putting hundreds of opportunities through the funnel, often through direct to owner marketing or extensive broker relationships.3rd party PM is less about ACTIVE vs PASSIVE than it is about PROFITABLE vs UNPROFITABLE. 

After all, being interested in REI is why I got into property management in the first place.What I'm currently working on is analyzing deals, getting the word out there and building key relationships outside of my existing network.