I’d love to hear from fellow self-managing landlords about the biggest lessons you’ve learned along the way—whether it’s handling difficult move outs, maintenance strategies, or unique ways to streamline day-to-day operations.

I use a loan servicer who processes the borrowers payment and then sends to me.

They allowed in the proforma for a 3% maintenance.

The Numbers:Cash Flow Analysis: Investors typically look for properties that will generate positive cash flow—meaning the income from rent covers the property’s expenses (mortgage, taxes, maintenance, etc.) and then some.

Anyone have a direct mail or postcard service they recommend for such a scenario?

During your analysis did you include a percentage amount for vacancy, maintenance, and cap x?

Originally the program was developed for Facebook and Google, to power their data centers there, but TVA has opened it up to the 7-state service area.

Do they use a servicing company to make the payments directly to the , or do they make payments directly to the seller and hope they pass them on to the lender?

The servicers are thieves.

@Alecia Loveless is correct--tenants need access 24/7 to their electric service panel, water and heat, assuming those are individual utilities for each unit.