I've talked to several investors and they'll tell me how they did their flips and not charge me $15,000 lol :)Hey Becca, Antoine here (the owner of FlipSystem), we absolutely agree with your own assertion that there are numerous profitable strategies in real estate investing.

The plan sponsor selects a firm to provide overall administration, and also selects numerous investment options for participants to choose from.

With that being said, all of my tenants have been renting for numerous years, so admittedly there may be some social media or other apps that are really effective too.

@Patricia Smith - I spent numerous hours researching from multiple sources the whole LLC question and asset protection matter and all the rabbit holes it opens.

Sometimes it's ambiguous, but even then, why should I bother with the company that has numerous unresolved lawsuits, versus another company that is virtually the same but has none.

You are not EVER required to use a property manager if you own more than one property, or for any quantity of properties you own.

High level...the average commission rate is going down, the quantity of brokers (and brokerages) are going to be reduced.

We see the opportunity on a few different properties, targeting the numerous amounts of recreational activities available, fishing is really popular. 

Here's time & money an agent or PMC needs to spend to get a rental listed:1) Make sure it's clean2) Hopefully, take professional pics and just not use the camera-phone3) Take room sizes and note positives and negatives about the property4) Since most rentals aren't advertised on MLS, research multiple sources for rental comparables to determine rent.5) Write a GREAT ad for the property6) Syndicate or manually enter the ad on numerous websitesThen, once published for rent, how much time do you think they spend taking all the phone calls (most of them from idiots who don't take the time to read the ad), doing all the showings, chasing applications & supporting docs, processing applications?

We’ll need to observe as we move through spring and into the early summer.Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:SXSW is now in full swing in Austin, with many attendees renting one of the numerous short-term rentals in the area.