Marcus, you're spot on about the importance of embracing an investor mindset in real estate.

I try to find ways to force value into the home for a while before I move on.

@Vishal ChandanRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

If you had a paid off rental house, and others with mortgages, and you wanted to use the equity in the paid off rental for a cash offer on another property, how would one do that if the DTI ratio doesn't work due to having too much credit utilization with the addition of the new loan.

Can anyone provide insight on the Tiny House trend going on?

We’re being funny because there's still a bit of nuance here.There are strict guidelines and it's sometimes a blurry line between being an RE pro vs not.

Lots of cool things going on.

We bought on foreclosure from a bank. not much negotiating because it was an auction.

Check NTLA website to see if they have any white papers on NC/SC.   

I noticed that a lot of insurance companies are starting to drop multi-family are home in Texas What's some good commercial insurance for rental properties that will take on the state of Texas