I'm eager to learn from your experiences—what strategies or processes do you use to determine expense figures in your market?

As a long-time high-level Rentlinx.com user, the journey since Rentlinx.com removed its marketing offering roll it into AppFolio has been an absolute nightmare!

Make sure that the market there makes sense for your goals to invest.

This just might be my opinion but at this point even if you're out one months rent which definitely sucks it may just be easier to start showings.I don't know what the L/T laws are in your county/state but perhaps send a notice to the emergency contact with something to the effect of pay or quit with an option for a release out of the lease and be done with it. turn over this unit and get it out on the market again.

In this part of the market cycle, newer vintage assets, median incomes of at least 50k, washer dryer hook ups, more two beds than ones, townhome style assets.When the broker showed us the deal we didn't have to waste time analyzing it.

I've been watching YouTube videos, reading, listening to podcasts.   

The market is tough here.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I wanted to secure a property in Savannah, because of how much the market is growing.

As for using your own money I see frequently on bigger pockets videos they use OPM.