These are not incompetent investment managers.

@James Wise The owner of Holton Wise Property Management (a very large very well respected property management firm in Ohio) has tons of examples of this on video on his website.

The first floor tenant was very difficult to remove but we finally managed to get them out with a cash-for-keys agreement.

What have been your experiences so far, and any hidden costs that you did not expect managing investment properties? 

I have several rentals, but just listed one that I am managing myself and I am overwhelmed by the number of people who are calling about Section 8 housing.

The CMA report I received from my agent is lacking similar rental comps and data, and my property manager does not have any rentals in the area.

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Conventional financing will offer the most competitive rates but can be more income restrictive and can be unscalable as investor portfolio expand.

I have been finding tenants thru Facebook marketplace, been lucky so far, but I’m plan to buy more properties and manage them myself, how do I find and screen them more professionally without paying anyone

I work with tax properties a lot, probably 50% of my portfolio work per year.