My Controller who along with my VP do financial reporting/owner statements.

but the backend "Sites" module does not permit much control from a SEO standpoint, so I have spent a lot of time coming up with workarounds.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

He says he has earned a 5.5% to 7% return on each property so far, after management fees and property taxes.But investors also surrender a great deal of control in such deals, particularly if they don't live nearby.

The data & listings are controlled regionally. 

Building up a real estate empire is a fantastic idea in theory, but in practice unless you're incredibly lucky, you'll be better off putting it in some sort of truly passive investment, like Redfin stock.I believe MOST people here do not realize how problematic real estate investing can be, the degree to which luck plays, how little is truly within one's control, and how inefficient and illiquid the real estate market is. 

It's things like sprinklers, fire control panels, widening stairways & out of code fire escapes.

I am on the very brink of leaving my day job to do full time real estate investing and am owning/controlling 67 units having started less than three years ago. 

I like Vegas for a few reasons personally even though there is NO turn key there1. desert air.. maintenance is minimall NO hail  no shifting foundations and no sky rocketing property tax's  ( as oppossed to Texas were all this is common place.. sky high property tax's  shifting foundations Hail ( new roofs think of your deductible)  etc etc.but there are plenty of markets out there.. as much as anything is about PM but if your in CA and in Oakland I think another good play is parts of Richmond that don't have any rent control. find those..