get a site going, while you do the DM.

Looking to flip (or possibly BRRRR) a property in the Chicagoland suburbs, but it has failed many things on its municipal inspection (really no surprise - it's a highly distressed property).

Hi Derek, The more sites you're on, the better!

@Carrie Nevins you are making the common mistake of failing to communicate with your tenant.This could be a very simple solution.

However, the most unfortunate thing I see in this business all the time is when someone turns over their investment to a company that simply does not do enough when it comes to managing.To keep this post succinct, I highly recommend calling multiple companies and asking the questions from this great BP post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/1...I have managed a scattered site portfolio consisting of 144 single family homes and multi 2-4 throughout St.

Great resources on the site, have you checked out the podcasts? 

Welcome to the site @Joe Kaslowski!

I see all over this site that you will lose money if you use a property manager.

In five years of doing this, I've never had an applicant not tell me what type of business they plan to run out of a unit.There were two times that stand out where an applicant failed to list the type of business on the application and seemed kind of wary of telling me. 

The trick is that a lot of them (like the Weichert office I initially went to work for when I got licensed) tell a great story about "continuous, ongoing training", but fail to deliver.Best bet in my opinion is to talk with another agent who got great start-up help and sign on there.