To optimize results, I recommend sharing your screening criteria with potential tenants. 

As July 2023 marks the beginning of my real estate journey, I'm brimming with optimism and excitement.

But I'm also biased at this point with my portfolio and investing activity there.The most optimal play in that market is to buy something cash, do some light rehab, and then refi out.

Most newer investors can be led to a not so optimal path for their circumstances.

My impression has been that if the Bay Area falls significantly, then most of those other hot markets drop quickly behind it.So, if you were someone with absolute perfect timing, maybe the optimal play would have been to get out of the Bay Area a couple years ago, to continue riding the perfect wave upwards in markets that are now outperforming us (and subsequently getting out before the next correction).

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@Kelly Claiborne I'm the first generation in my family to be doing well enough financially to be able to afford an opportunity, but a fear of losing everything or even making a sub-optimal deal is holding me back at the moment.

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I'm impressed with your optimism in CA multi family.

Thanks so much for the follow-up question Joaquin, below is my understanding of what the sisters are most looking for in a property manager - if it's helpful to get into the specifics of what they haven't liked about their current experience, happy to do that offline :)Someone trusted and experienced with repair work and troubleshooting: More specifically, someone who can help provide them with a menu of options regarding fixes to the home that range from the "absolutely necessary" to the "nice to haves" and who, given the age of the home, can recommend "stitch in time" repairs.