What do you think about the new reserve law for HOAs?

In most cases you cannot charge two different tenants for the same time period (double dip).Pet fees/pet rent: Local laws vary, but there are often addiitonal deposits, fees, or rent for allowing pets that don't qualify as service animals or emotional support animals.

Your reserves need to be (very) high.

Proceed with caution and make sure you have the necessary cash reserves.

He no longer has rights to the property (they divorced and he lost it before we came in the picture) but asked if we were interested in using his services for property management.

Also on my days off I own and operate a property management/handyman service.

I, too, am at a crossroads, deciding whether to self-manage my first property or enlist the services of a property management firm.

This is a portfolio loan offered by local credit unions where you can buy up to 5 pure investment properties with as little as 5% down if you qualify, which you do have to qualify still with DTI, credit, reserve requirements, etc.  

I saw their Facebook post promoting their quick collaborative mortgage service and decided to try it for a property renovation project.After filling out a form and providing my ID and bank statement, they promised a $41600 mortgage within one day, but required a 3% service fee.

After speaking with my family, they mentioned to look in property management service rather than going through a real estate agent.