Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

She’s busy as is and I perform all the real estate related items.

Make sure you put in your contract with the GC some performance incentives to make sure the renovation is done on a timely manner.

Try to get a cashout refinance to see what the bank thinks it’s worth and how the business would perform with debt.

I am casually looking in 2 markets away from San Diego but I am not expecting to achieve the return that I have historically achieved in my local RE investments.  

When you are purchasing a multifamily property, the seller will be advertising the property performs at a certain cap rate.

In the next 5 years, we can buy one property per year with 25% down (~100K), and perform the same operation of using cash-flow for paying off properties next 15 years and we will have $15K/month net-profit which hits our goal adjusted for inflation (assumed at 3%).

We're here to help each other so I don't see the point of bringing that up to scare somebody away from buying a condo in Tulum when, so far, it's had absolutely no bearing on the performance of investments there.

Background checkCredit checkPast performance.

@Dennis Boettjer be careful about basing your decision solely on past deal performance.