But wanted to add that you may want to consider a consultation with an attorney or even your liability insurance company to discuss best ways to handle this up front to avoid mis-steps in communication with the tenants, neighbors, media etc.

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If you find a lender/mortgage broker that communicates very well and in a very time efficient manner start there to see if they have a product that works.Most of the lenders we have worked with in the past we have done multiple loans with.

Keep your emails to all applicants showing that you communicated the same criteria to everyone up to a certain date and then changed it after a specific date.

Teach them to communicate via email or text so you can respond when you have time.

Serious working pros that are honest and communicative. 

They take on the responsibility of tenant communication, emergencies, and paperwork, which can otherwise be overwhelming for individual property owners.The Challenges of DIY Property ManagementWhile many investors choose to manage their own properties, it comes with its set of challenges.

I started wholesaling and learned people like to work with verbal communications and no one had an interest to want to put any type of co wholesale of joint venture agreement together.

Do you rely on local property managers, or do you have your own systems in place for things like maintenance, tenant communication, and rent collection?

Due to his lack of communication ability he has to work through third parties such as myself to obtain this critically needed information.