And help other agents with there open houses and things of that nature. 

Also, They can fall to zero if your location is impacted by natural disaster or if hard crime takes over the neighborhood.

Here PM companies are expected to provide routine checks of properties, both the commitment and cost are baked into the service offering - so ultimately the client pays (PM fees are typically 7-10%).It still falls short of what we do in-house for our own properties (one of the reasons we are growing our own capability).  

Looking to put in an offer to purchase a unit in Cleveland. Looks like utilities are not split so owner would have to pay. Can anyone give me a ball park range for what those costs might be in winter? It would be 2 up...

I'm 29 yrs old, have a decent nest egg growing in a 401k..... what do I do??

I have a dedicated acreage (part of a 'change of use' to new 'best and highest' value model) in a dedicated site, barb wire secured, that might be suitable for wild simulated ginseng production. I just have one (curre...

I looking forward to networking, sharing, and growing with BiggerPockets community!

Make sure you introduce yourself to a few people every week to grow your network.I'm with @Ryan Swan on the cashflow challenge with small size real estate and would recommend scaling even higher right from the get-go since the numbers don't work very well in our experience before you hit the min. 65 unit mark (been there, done that).Send me a PM should you be interested in learning by doing mid-size multifamily apartment investing.

Those cities have shown growth and developing infrastructure to support the growing population.  

I feel I learned a lot, and know some things to look out for, but I'm curious if you pros would have pursued as far as I did or would have clued into the shady nature sooner.I'm working with an investor buyer who found me through BP.