Below are examples of what a good property manager provides.Property Manager ContributionsLocal knowledge - Real estate is local, not national.

There is a national association for hourly fee advisors.Most financial advisors who charge a asset based fee will not tell you about RE investments because they can t charge a fee tied to securities on personally owned RE.

It is then possible to compare across state boundaries.Here are the affluent zip code gross yield, for the nation's most demographically dynamic MSA: Indianapolis IN pop cum growth 30% , gross rental yield 10.6%Houston TX pop cum growth 41% , gross rental yield 8.6%Dallas Fort Worth pop cum growth 38%, gross rental yield 8.4%Atlanta GA pop cum growth 34% , gross rental yield 7.8%Orlando FL pop cum growth 45% , gross rental yield 7.7%Des Moines IA pop cum growth 29% , gross rental yield 7.6%Charlotte NC pop cum growth 40% , gross rental yield 7.4%Jacksonville FL pop cum growth 29%, gross rental yield 7.4%Phoenix AZ pop cum growth 41% , gross rental yield 7.0%Raleigh Cary NC pop cum growth 60%, gross rental yield 6.7%San Antonio TX pop cum growth 39%, gross rental yieldNashville TN 40% 6.7%Colorado Springs CO 30% 6.5%Denver CO 29% 6.4%Charleston SC 36%, 6.4%Greenville SC 56% 6.4%Provo Orem UT 55% 6.2%Austin TX, 60% 5.6%You should note that local tax and insurance is much higher in Florida than other states so that 3% to 5% more needs to be deducted from gross yield to compare to other states such as Georgia or North Carolina.California growing population MSA are San Bernardino, Stockton, and Bakersfield.

Another rehabber on the coast gave me a list to check out, as some of the other branch offices of some of this list are very investor friendly - which for us who are wholesaling means they will work with assignments and double closes if required without hassle.I have not vetted this list, but our contact in Olympia did a ton of research to find these TC's, so check them out if  you want to -Old Republic National Title (or any affiliate of)Fidelity National TitleStewart Title and EscrowGood luck!

The first real estate designation I would get is the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR).Topics include:Buyer RepresentationUnderstanding Types of Agency RelationshipsCreating an Agency RelationshipClient and Customer Relationships, Duties, and ResponsibilitiesHow We Work with BuyersBuyer ServicesThe Buyer Counseling SessionOffers and NegotiationsBuilding a Buyer Representation BusinessI am also an Instructor for the National Association of Realtors as well as the National Association of Home Builders, so if you can't find that close locally, I would be glad to come teach it if we could find sponsors (i.e. a large brokerage, mortgage or title company, etc.)

Real estate is supply and demand, while we will see an increase in supply and somewhat less demand, I don’t think anyone is predicting a crash but buying opportunities especially as cash gets harder to come by.My recommendation would to follow data especially in your market as several economists view any softening more MSA based than nationally based.

We have seen inventory go up 16% in June, which is less than the 19.6% national average.

This business broker sells lots of restaurants nationally.

I am hoping to become more familiar with national averages.

Inflation has seen the largest change in the last year since December of 1981.People across the nation are feeling the 8.5% price growth at grocery stores and gas pumps, but what about the housing market?