To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Makes total sense. 20 years ago Buffet said he did not understand how Amazon was worth even $10 a share. 20 years later he bought some at $1700 a share and said he made a big mistake 20 years back. 

You’re making one of the most common—and biggest—mistakes most wholesalers make.If you need to ask, “Is wholesaling still a thing?”

Here is what I learned, my mistakes, and what I regret house hacking starting at 22: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...Also, in my experience the more uncomfortable you're willing to live, the better the numbers will be.

I'm hoping there are some other invertors on this forum that might have some other insight. this is one of the biggest mistakes investors make that own only one property or two.. hanging on in hope to get an extra 75 bucks in rent.. so now you have waiting at least 3 months  of vacancy and lets say you should rent for 1400 so thats 150 a month .. how many months will it take to make up 3 X 1400 if you hold out for that extra 100 to 150 a month. 

This would be our second duplex house hack, and while it's been a great investment, the neighbor our current duplex is located in is not the worst, but not the greatest either, especially when it comes to school district.

This is a combination of the all time worst rent to purchase cost ratio and interest rates that are near the high for this century.   

Plus most retail buyers and sellers like having an expert on their team to ask questions and make sure they aren't making beginner mistakes on what is often the biggest financial transaction of their lives. 

Often people making the mistake of choosing the right time to get buy a home.

Start small and Make Your Big Mistakes Early.