-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Curiosity got me.. does anyone else have a favorite strategy for keeping deposits crystal-clear?

Dave Meyer weighed in today on the BiggerPockets YouTube channel with his favorite options: Is $20K Enough to Invest in Real Estate?

I will be start out on my real estate journey soon by working for a company and sourcing deals for them.

Your specialist must find a reliable source for the estimated cost and clearly document the source within the case study.

That could be another source of where the cold is coming from.

A BP fan favorite and a great way to snowball overtime. 4️⃣ Invest in Syndications or Private Lending:If you’re not ready to own property yourself, you can passively invest in syndications or become a private lender on fix-and-flip projects.

Think of your favorite contractors, doctors, restaurants and so on.

In general, what sources and heuristics do you use to determine if an area can support new construction in general, and in specific in GNO?

Often times, their approval processes are slow.Credit Unions - Their member structure also subsidizes their financial structure so they can also be a source of low-cost financing.