Use a 3rd party servicer in case the person still have some debt in the property to pay directly to the mortgage company.5.

Here are some tips on doing comps when you do them:1. use the same bed count, go up or down a half bath2. start at a 1/2 mile radius from your target house (expand 1/2 mile each time to get more comps)3. start at 3 months back (expand 3 months more each time to get more comps)

We fired the PM the next day and started self managing our properties and haven’t regretted it. 

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

I am new to real estate investing and thinking of starting off by doing a "house hack" via renting out the unused basement as a short term rental (AirBNB, Vrbo etc) in my single family home which is used as primary residence.

Jay's question started in another thread and I should have responded to it there.

My company is Red Key Services LLC if you want to look me up. :)

But, if the cost is fairly nominal, maybe under a couple grand, and you have no experience in real estate, including owning your own home and hiring contractors for that, then it is likely worth it.I would always start with a deep assessment of where you feel you don't have adequate knowledge.  

I think the site you used to start LLC is spamming you for more $$$

I just started investing with Ashcroft this year including the one in Carrollton .