Condo fees can also increase at the drop of a hat or they can hit you with a special assessment to pave the parking lot, roof the building, or some other major expense.

I’m a Keller Williams that specializes in investment properties like these. 8/9 of my units are in Lafayette.

I am currently in the military and deployed looking to use my VA loan benefits to purchase a multi family home once I get back.

Because of the special relationship, however, Realtor.com is often updated a little faster and has a wider range of listed properties.If you don’t yet have a real estate agent, Realtor.com makes it easy to connect with a local agent as well.

The problem is the agent (also a PM) we’ve been working with has been really negative on the area, tenant pool (aside from military members) and properties.

Special stuff. 

My wife was in the Army and now serves in a non-armed branch of the military called Public Health Services (PHS), but I get mail addressed to me all the time as if I were the one in the military (being the male), but it was actually her.

I would not rely on Zillow find a local agent who specializes in investments 

Usually accountants or special consultants who are experts in real estate taxation know how to do this properly.

We have purchased many high end looking lights from them for the cost of the builders special from Home Depot but you have to give yourself a week or so to order and have them shipped.