They are no longer private businesses doing advertisements with obvious slants and biases... they are considered an unbiased expert providing factual information.After all, if the Realtor Association is biased... then one has to assume the people in that association are... so how are they providing unbiased advice to their clients and acting in the clients best interest?

The amount I would like to invest is around 100k$ (of my money).I have contacted several firms that claim to be able to find finance for me, at 70% LTV, but would like to hear some unbiased opinions and knowledge first.

You are correct that you will not get unbiased responses to your questions.

My opinion is you want someone who does it full time.4) Confirm this from unbiased sources.

I can give you the names of a couple that will give you a good, unbiased point of view.

Logically, find a good Realtor, an unbiased Inspector and an even better PMC.They are all critical to finding a solid rental property with good returns and keeping it that way.

Also let them order and schedule what they need and when they need it.Keep in mind, the contractor is running a business, he will charge you a percentage on top of material and labor, if you get it or them, they need to cover their overhead and make a profit.If you are looking for A good contractor, the best place to start is your local Lumber yard - not the box stores. the guys at the lumber yard will know the most reputable contractors in town because they will know them personally, deal with them a lot and also know of feedback from the contractors customers. always ask any contractors you are thinking of hiring for a list of clients as references, and call them, they will know best about how a contractor is and give you unbiased answers to any questions you have about a contractor.

@Megha Sharma Hi Megha, as a Realtor here in Sacramento, my totally 100% unbiased advice is to agree with Emily about Sacramento ;) If you're able to relocate here, it's still close enough to the Bay that you can head in whenever you need to (though you don't want to do that every morning definitely).

I’m going to have to see what options there are around here and even see if there are unbiased BP recommendations out there for my region. :)

We subscribe to software which can provide unbiased occupancy and revenue data on any properties you might be curious about.