Morris is a turn key broker who specializes it appears from the threads on BP in selling low end rentals. by low end I mean rentals that are priced at about half of the mean sale point of a particular MSAyou would go about it the same way the locals do... sent out thousands of post cards.. get calls .. go knock on the doors make the deals and try to resell.. some states its quite illegal to sell real estate you don't own you can only market and sell a contract but who really buys a contract.. :) its illegal In CA too to broker without a license..

My wife is on the board of one of the HOAs, but both HOAs are using the same property management company to handle the accounting and day to day property management issues.The question for this post is, can some recommend a property management company that will handle a small number of units - either 14 or 7, and work with an HOA and is in Oakland.Here's the background -- the current property management company apparently only manages much larger complexes -- 100 units and up -- and so is not doing a good job with this small fish of a property.

I have bought a lot of smaller multi-family and I will quite often put it under contract before I go look at it because I'm familiar with all of the product available in my area and know what I'm looking for.I don't do that on larger multi-family but I have a good idea of what I'm looking for so I would not go look at it unless it met everything I was looking for on paper and that only happens very rarely.So let me challenge you a bit.

Roof, windows, doors, bathrooms, kitchens, etc.

What type of property are you looking to purchase (single family, small multifamily 1-4 units or something larger)?

Hey BP,I have a duplex under contract which is being sold by an elderly woman who Is living in the larger of two units.

She has massive furniture in this condo unit and when she moved in she moved in through the back sliding door.  

We just want to drop them off with the doors taped shut. 

I’ve done both scenarios, but lean on the professionals when it comes to larger deals.

If you're doing larger multifamilies and apartments, most HMLs that I've seen will not lend to you unless you (or your partner) has experience with the same asset types.