Our property manager aims for getting the work-from-homers, traveling nurses, etc vs going after the vacationers and it's doing well to the point of we don't get to use it as much as we would like!

Grandiose claims that we initially read on the company website and then had repeated to us by Kirt Bassi, the client relationship manager, over the phone.

Not having the right management can kill a deal (I'm looking at sponsors that self manage)And understanding the debt structure.

See below for the numbers:Home Market Value: ~525kLoan Balance: ~476kEquity: ~50kMortgage Payment: $2570Rent Price: $2650Property Manager: 10% (potentially 7% w/military discount from a referral I got)Cashflow: $-185/month, $-2,220/yr1st year Equity Payoff from tenant: $11,561It's a 4 bed, 3.5 bath home built in 2011 that only requires some new paint to be rent ready.

I am the new manager and the previous manager has allowed her to do this for I believe close to 20 years.I asked her to remove her bike and that the laundry room is not to be used for storage and gave her some reasons. 

With this acquisition, we will offload property management to a professional.

When conducting research on Tucson as an investor from out of state, pay attention to certain industries that are driving job development, local market statistics, property managers' insights, and online investment forums to obtain a deeper understanding than just surface-level facts.

I have found it very difficult to find an effective property manager to manage section 8 tenants.

Any advice from self-managing investors who handle small multi-family will be appreciated!

Most often older the better actually, because manufacturing process's drastically changed and components have a quarter the use span older components have.