Interacting with tenants took a lot of my emotion energy and I was not the worlds best screener.As far as repairs go, you’ll  have those whether you self manage or whether you are use a PM so that’s beside the point.

I was thinking of this as part of the due diligence process prior to closing.

If you follow the process you can make your investment back on one or two deals.

What exactly does this process look like?

It wouldn't hurt to ask about a SFH STR before you start the process of purchasing and building.

If so, you'd probably pretty familiar with the process and it would be a good idea to do another house-hack if you had a good experience from it.In general, if you're out of pocket-payment is less than the rent you would've had to pay, it's not a bad idea to do a house-hack.

Stepping into the real estate scene feels a bit like chasing dreams, with that mix of excitement and butterflies you get when something big is about to happen. Picture this: a world where finding the perfect home does...

During the rental process, we independently keep track of: The leads who contact usNamePhone numberEmail address (if provided)How they contacted us (Zillow, Trulia, CL, Hotpads, etc.)Any other details we deem pertinent.It may be overkill, maybe it could help us prevent and/or investigate/report this kind of fraud if we need to.It sounds like we need to step up our game the next time we list these properties.

Investors who work with large brokers benefit from their crucial role in the acquisition process and their ability to access off-market deals.

The short plat process can be quite time consuming.We have worked with many real estate professionals over the years some great and others that were one offs.