My property manager hasn't been taking care of things as much as I hoped, failing to even show up for the last city inspection.

Hello, within the last year I purchased my first property by using the house hacking strategy on a duplex.

Batteries in those units last much longer than WiFi due to the wattage of the radio.

My last CPA charged me 10k for a service that I could have easily gotten for 3k.

Im in the middle of buying a no owner occupied triplex and my lender locked  in about last week.. 

I got a poor impression of the area.

Hello,I'm wondering if anyone has been in a situation where your current rent on a sfh is such that when you rented in last year (or prior year for those that experienced this a while ago) the rent was the average for similar homes, but currently (as the lease is coming up for renewal) the average has actually gone down.

However, I don't wish to pay a ton of fees - just to have MLS access last year I had to to pay CAR+NAR+Local Association+ MLS fees.

Also discuss with the contractor the time expected for the project if its small, mid or large and if it needs permits and how long would it take for permitting and all, also payment terms, make sure you go with payment terms that are fair to you and the contractor (so many terms but most common is monthly based on completed work with an upfront for materials) and ALWAYS keep the last payment until project is closed (retainage) and you do your walkthrough and if there's any issues you write them down and provide the contractor with (punch list to release the retainer once they're corrected or fixed). read about how to deal with contractors and always ask for references but it really depends on how big the job is, personally I wouldn't spend too much time doing due diligence on small jobs such as door latches or shelving rather on additions, layout change and other scopes.Good luck!

Just wondering since your last post, how has your progress been in the area?