You can save $75/month by self managing or you can invest in that knowledge.Note to self: Once you have established relationship with high performing agent and have lending options in place, consult with PM for specifically strategic neighborhoods.

So you're beliefs and experience can get in the way either way.From a strategic point find ways to maximize your strengths-professionalism, confidence etc while minimizing your (perceived) weaknesses-inexperience.

However I have always assumed that the Detroit market will come roaring back someday (soon or in a decade or two, not sure) and I'm jealous of those who know the market well and can invest strategically.

Every part of REI involves some sort of analysis which is than followed by a strategic decision.  

A strategic interior renovation plan was immediately implemented upgrading units in-house efficiently creating significant value.

Hi Logan,It's great that you're down in Exeter, what a robust market - easy to sell stuff and find tenants, but hard to find properties cheap enough whereby the numbers make sense; you might have to look toward the outer commuter towns for the seacoast, like Somersworth and Rochester, to find decent values and as Matt mentioned, have your rental systems in place to stay on top of lower-end tenants.

Send your spreadsheet or whatever you use as your strategic plan.  

Over the course of the past decade, there have been a handful of instances where we have decided to remove an episode from our library, and unfortunately, in light of the recent allegations, this is one of those times.We robustly screen our podcast guests.

I currently am house hacking a property (renting our main house while living in ADU) in the North and East neighborhood and strategizing on how I can buy my next one.

There is lots of growth in the Charlotte area, and Charlotte city counsel is putting an emphasis on making more dense housing a possibility, and getting our public transportation system more robust.