So telling my tenant to pay, get emails from, and use an app called "LANDLORD studio" does make me feel uncomfortable to some degree as it makes it sound more like a 1 sided transaction. 

After recent significant increases in property taxes, homeowners insurance, utility costs, supply costs, maintenance costs, and construction costs the margins are thinner to a significant degree.

@Mike H.Property Taxes do hit hard here in College Station Texas, 2% per year or $450/month on that $270k house.

I spent more than this on my undegrad in college and the price of the academy honestly made sense.

My name is Cole, and I’m finishing up a degree in Applied Statistics at UVA in Charlottesville, VA.

I am a college student set to graduate within the next year, and I’m eager to dive into the world of real estate investment.

Currently, I am working on a bachelor's degree for the next few months but after that, I will be jumping into the pool with many of you.

If I don't pay my bill they have no problem cutting off my heat in the winter or a/c in the middle of a 110-degree heat wave here in Texas!

I knew I wanted to invest in RE, but at 22 while in college there were a few obstacles in my way.

As a landlord, I verified the work needed by pictures being sent, and arranged for a contractor to go in person who is licensed and insured to give an estimate for the work stating to management company this would likely have to come out of a security deposit.The management company was initially asked prior to me arranging this appointment with contractor, to have someone professional quote the damage, and they disregarded my wishes and without my knowledge, or notifying me, granted consent to the tenant to fix the door " in any way they see fit, and to attempt to fix it themselves to the degree of their liking."