If you do go for a multi family I would make sure you can visit the property when first offering and during construction.

Even if a software is free or cheap, it's the time investment getting things set up and then tweaking it for the first few months that is the real "spend".

Always had to jump through hoops but always had it based on the property / asset

The company also published some great books like Millionaire Real Estate Investor, another one named FLIP, and another one called HOLD. 

Use the magnifying glass to find blogs, podcasts, and forum discussions on just about any real estate topic.💬 Ask in the right forum – If you’re looking for financial advice, head over to the Finance, Tax, and Legal forum.

Your property management company can help once you own the property but up until then you need someone good on your side!!! 

I have REPS by actively and materially participating in my rental property portfolio, and also work as a real estate broker full time (1099 collecting commissions through a single member/purpose LLC) from buildings I sell.My losses from my rental properties (LLC #A) largely offset any federal and state taxes from my brokerage business (LLC #B).

For my first investment property, I’m looking at duplexes in the Cleveland heights and Lakewood areas and am wondering if I would get the best profit to effort ratio from self managing a long term rental or hiring a property manager and using it as a short term rental.

Commercial real estate markets are showing signs of stabilization as CBRE’s latest survey reveals most investors believe cap rates have peaked.

Online search engines and an amazing real estate agent, who is still a good friend; she understood our needs and actively worked with us to find a family friendly neighborhood closer to work.