We had the same issue with not being able to find a good property manager for our portfolios. 

Any commercial/portfolio lender should be able to do the cash out as soon as you have it stabilized.

I am still trying to get to know the basics and I would love to learn more about the individual steps of building your RE portfolio from the ground up.

The deal is I have a big stock portfolio, and I have a lot of personal real estate.

Add like 4.000% to that if you want to look for that unicorn 2-4 unit 80% LTV portfolio ARM.

* Do you provide move in and move out reports * How many pictures do you take of the property prior to tenant moves in and after the tenant moves out* Do you get weekly reports when the property is vacant what prospective tenants are saying about your home* Do you provide monthly newsletters to your tenants* Do you hold investor education classes to help me become a better investor* Do you have single point portfolio based management services?

However, one could look at rental income as passive income, even though you pay a percentage to a property manager, but these types of investors are typically much larger with diversified portfolios. 

Hello BP , We have a rental portfolio for sale located in West Point Gardens area off of HWY 90 just southwest of loop 410 in San Antonio Texas.23 properties only 2 of which are vacant Very nice homes on good sized lots built in 2009PM me for rent rolls , portfolio price , ARV Anybody buy portfolios of that size?

Look up Heather Brooks at 5th District Bank. 5D is local to the NOLA area and is a portfolio lender.

Sometimes it's just good to get the property start collecting rent and building your portfolio.