In our experience, the #1 mistake landlords make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.

Fortunately, selecting a "good" location is relatively easy if you use the right metrics.Rent and Price Growth Rate - Inflation is constantly eroding buying power; each year, it costs more to buy the same set of goods and services.

In our experience, the #1 mistake landlords make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.

Rental real estate is traditionally an excellent medium-to-long-term investment from a financial standpoint.

I've been studying and researching rental properties for almost a year now and have finally selected the market I want to invest in.

And before that quickbooks/excel.  

Hi Edward, you can have a look at my file place on BP, I have a few excel spreadsheets that may help you in your real estate investing journey (to analyze rental properties, BRRRR, etc).

IS it first to bid down to 0% wins or is there a tie and some random selection from all of the people who bid 0%. 

Redesigned layouts, interior design of selections and colors, construction of building and amenities and sitework, permitting and engineering oversight.

For example:     Cash Flow + Principle Reduction + Tax Savings + Appreciation                                                                                                                           Cash InvestedSome markets will yield poor cash flow but excellent appreciation.... or vice versa.