I am looking to start a business to provide a service to real estate agents.

It doesn't bother me to expand my criteria as long as it has strong rental market and decent PM companies that service those areas.

We are a full service management company and currently vendor out all day-to-day maintenance to a small contractor who handles the majority of our maintenance full time (3 maintenance techs). 

You personally are not allowed to provide any service or anything of value to the IRA.

@Chris ChantavongAs noted above , for sale by owner is one way to go.If you want to get maximum exposure without paying much % fees to agents you ahould consider a "flat fee MLS listing" service

Data is from A and B class properties only.Where LTV comes in is your debt service is part of your expenses.

This requires a bit more planning to make sure you never term out of your commercial mortgage during a period of time when values are not favorable for a refinance like at the bottom of a market cycle.So with sufficient foresight and use of the pro's while minimizing the con's I side with commercial financing from a RE investor perspective, but for the newer aspiring investors I will side with conventional since its financing with training wheels that favor the borrower.

Have a list of wants you expect from your property manager and ask if that is within the scope of their service. 4.

i find the service folks with families to be a bit more stable and return the homes in better shape than the single folks but that of course is not a universal there is always an exception to that. 

I wont next time.Took too long, and feel I would have received much better service using a local title company.