I've purchased a couple properties before that involved heirs and the title company made sure things were taken care of properly.

It involved buying each property, then knuckling down and paying it off before repeating the process on the next.

I would like to know how many total hours a good self manager is involved in coordinating handyman, placing ad/signs, handling emails/phone calls, verifying employement/references, showing properties, movin in walkthrrough, chasing checks and etc...

I just get concerned about having too many different property managers involved in too many different areas, it eats up a lot of time to make sure they are all doing OK versus just having one area and one team to cover.

I dont believe most of the small guys have a clue what is involved or how it could benefit them, ones I have dealt with are comfortable with eeking out a job here or there to pay for daily life, they have no ambitions for anything more.

(about loan purpose) Good to be aware of, since regardless of what part of the housing industry you're involved in, this comes up.For me, as a hard money lender, I don't do owner-occupied loans, but often run into non-owner loans that are for consumer purposes.

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I just want to learn the process involved and what is necessary to actually purchase a property.

I just want to learn the process involved and what is necessary to actually purchase a property (as well as how to determine revenues and expenses).

Part of this involves making repairs when necessary.