Get firm quotes from contractors for the renovation work to ensure your budget is accurate.

Hang in there for the long haul.

You're going to win way more often than not if you stick to real estate for the long haul.

@Sanjay Fernandes which pm firm did you change to

As an investor, I firmly believe in keeping $5,000 to $8,000 in reserves for each property up to five or six properties.  

Are their firms that do preferred equity placement for $7-10MM condo development projects that are only looking for $1-3M check or is that best just through a HNW?

The law firm that handled the transaction (and 95% of my previous transactions) needed some pushing to get things done.

Full disclosure they are our firm's referral partner, but more than likely  they can save you money and are cheaper then alternative companies 

There wasn't a firm decision that he made at that point in time, hence things were undecided and unsettled. and not at any point in time, Tenant sent a written letter of move out intent/notice until recently, mid-August '24, when I got the first written "move out notice" from him via "email" that he ll vacate the house on Sept 01 and that the payment will be left on the counter.

I ended up paying 25K and they hauled out 120 thousand pounds of trash.