Here's how we screen:A bad tenant can lead to thousands of dollars of losses via unpaid rents, legal fees and property damages.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: I like DealMachine because they have skiptracing including in Pro now, but I still think of it more for neighborhood canvassing and mailing (aka driving for dollars) than multifamily acquisition opportunities.

The only thing in our agreement about marking up bills is that they may add a surcharge on larger projects (several thousand dollars) as a coordination fee.

Try driving for dollars, networking with brokers, and direct mail or cold calling for off-market leads.

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

If you lose, you have those expenses and a multi-million dollar judgment to pay off. 

Dollar Tree took advantage, snapping up 12 locations for 280,000 square feet, mostly in the West Valley.

It's a smaller town that is seeing growth from a billiion dollar EV Battery plant that Honda is building about 15 minutes away from it. 

I would review your PM agreement you signed to see all the terms and conditions you agreed to and how the money flows and if you are required to have an account with them with a min dollar amount for emergency repairs (usually $500-1000).

Now dealing with thosands of of dollars in a deposit and first months rent.