Any guidance, reference articles, documents are very much appreciated.

And there are tons of articles about this- and they can be really confusing.

If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Nashville Keeps GrowingA link to the article can be found here. 

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The articles I’m reading have me confused on whether or not I’m supposed to step in and catch her water bill up (three months worth so 180ish plus late fees).

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesAdditionally, don't treat property management like a commodity and just focus on the lowest price!

If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

On the issue that just arrived today, the entire front page is "Skyrocketing Housing Prices".Some of the points made in the article are: “What we are living with now is a result of and reaction to the Great Recession”“Add to this whole mix the pandemic, and it is the low-wage earning service workers that have been most hurt and that causes a really big disparity in income”“Sellers have become accustomed to asking over the market value and getting it”“There is going to have to be more affordable housing, bottom line”"the city is discussing developer incentives to set aside a number of units in development for workforce housing; revitalizing older neighborhoods"Here is a link to the full article Low inventory leads to rising housing prices across Chandler, East Valley | Community ImpactWhat are your thoughts? 

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