EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

Highly recommend self-managing so you can take advantage of a cost segregation and the short term rental loop hole!

If have investment property, we are looking for relatively updated units (we are ok doing some work ourselves), class C+/B tenants, with rents either close to market rate or that can be increased.

Construction costs are around 300K and the comps are at 500K plus. 

A lot of it is the standard Buildium application, most of the extras I put in there after reading Landlording on Autopilot by Mike Butler.Application fee needs to cover all your screening costs. 

No but keep track of those repairs as it will add to your cost basis when you go to sell it and have to pay capital gains.

The cost of admission was worth it as I was able to make really good connections with a lot of people both in the program and not.  

However, the success of your project will depend on factors like location, renovation costs, and market timing.Many investors have found great success by focusing on high-demand neighborhoods with strong buyer interest.

For more expensive properties, the flat fee means the credit/refund increases exponentially, like $19,000 on a $1 million property.4.

You haven't seen it, but you know automatically that that you can increase the rent by $25K a year?