Assess if you have enough time for tasks like tenant screening and maintenance.Expertise: Professional managers know landlord-tenant laws and property maintenance best practices.Cost vs. benefit: Weigh management fees against potential savings and efficiencies professionals might offer.Property location: Distance from your home to the property matters.Number of units: More properties increase management complexity.Stress tolerance: Consider your comfort level with tenant interactions and problem-solving.Long-term goals: Professional management can free you to focus on expanding your real estate portfolio.

It is a free market.

I am fully educated on what's public online/and how to access that easily, and I'm looking around for subscription/pay options that offer more "actual raw data" (on deeds, history, leins and public records) than the county sites, basically.Research--for anything I identify as potentially interesting.

I read on here that it is a waste of time and money to pay any site for help and there is plenty of free info on the web.When I try to google for this free info or lists all I get is sponsored sites trying to sell their programs.

The downside is that the property must be free and clear of any existing mortgages for this to work.

They can guide you on the most cost-effective and efficient path forward to protect your interests and ensure compliance with legal requirements.Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

Feel free to reach out if you need help with anything!

There's tons of turnkey properties, but beware you're paying for the "hassle-free" up front with no guarantees there won't be a hassle.

There are a lot of services online that will do it for $10-$40. 

If you owned it between 1 & 2 years, 15% state and federal taxes on $550kIf you owned it more than 2 years you get $250k or $500k tax free and owe taxes on $300k or $50k.