Think of a speculative bet on appreciation as an asymmetric trade with a large possible upside and a known, and limited, downside.  

They have a trade desk, so of course they would like you to buy your notes through them, but they don't discourage you from buying elsewhere. 

If you’ve been looking in Portland at SFH lately, prices are incredibly high with inventory at or below 1 month.Multifamily is trading at about 175-250k per door on the 1-4 units.

They are trading a longer commute for lower housing costs.

@Juan Vasquez it sounds like you are trading one home in a great location for two homes in an ok location.

My next step in analyzing the trade off between selling versus renting would be to look at the numbers.

Absolutely.Here’s how I managed my time:7:00 am – Meet with subcontractor at property on my way into work9:00 am – ignore call from sub because I’m in a work meeting.10:30 – while others are taking a smoke break, I call the subcontractor and answer questions12:00 – Lunch break – call the next trade subcontractor, arrange an on site meeting after work hours.5:00 – Meet a subcontractor at the property, ensure clarity on scope, discuss any questions.Friday afternoon – write checks to subcontractors.Saturday – Spend 1-1.5 hours at property reviewing work from the week, making a punch list.

I'm in need of an accountability partner,  if you are looking for someone to hold you accountable and want to trade ideas please reach out.   

I think a lot of people have NO idea what landlords make or don't make, what they do or don't do, or what the consequences of unending demands for all sorts of things will do the availability of any housing much less affordable housing. 

If you’re going to be booking trades and calling gardeners etc you might as well self manage and pocket $ for your time, don’t pay people to be incompetent.