Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Here are some practical tips and insights based on my experience managing a real estate fund and working in this field.First, setting realistic expectations.

Even though you’re paying a slight premium for the convenience, the ability to scale and the fact that the company vets the properties makes it a solid choice.

The problem with selling is a lot of that equity will be lost when you sell it either through taxes or payments to your listing agent.If you ever have the ability to limit these types of fees and still be able to use your equity to fund additional purchases I think you should.

Accepting even a small amount can complicate the eviction process and potentially delay your ability to terminate the lease in court.

Consider looking for a large single-family home with the ability to add more rooms or bathrooms, then rent it out by the room. 

Ideally, this CRM would have the ability to have up to 500 contacts, at the very least. 

.: It's not an issue IF their lease is scheduled to expire.My personal practice: when a tenant submits an application, I let them know I intend to contact their former landlords.

It is a podio based crm with lots of cool abilities.  

In my experience, late payers often become non payers; so, I stick with the practice above.