I recently read a post that suggested a new investor should walk the aisles at Lowes/Home Depot to determine a range of prices for rehab materials.

The key duties of the property manager in this phase include: Generating appropriate marketing materials (photos, flyers, etc) and getting them in the right locations so your tenant pool will see them.

I have used Vistaprint for business cards and promotional material and they are good.We used them for mailing postcards and we are not thrilled by the response.

So much material in this thread. 

A lot of the cost comes in on the finishing material and the type of products you use.  

I also like the control over my materials so that I feel confident that my material is 100% different than other letters that are hitting property owners' mailboxes.

There is a lot of expensive materials and classes/seminars you can attend regarding the note business.

I know if you "materially participate" in managing the short-term rental, you can use passive losses against active income for that property, but what about other long-term rentals?

I did all the work myself $1,200 in materials (I also re-wired the entire home & outbuildings, that minor I took in Elect Eng paid off).

How do you store all the installation materials that come with everything you buy for your properties?