It's not an either or question.

If there was an issue, such as a fire, wouldn't you want all new stuff?

There may be an opportunity but it will be rather expensive as a point of entry.

For me it cut down on the time to build an out of state team and gave me access to people who knew the area.

Something I would recommend for you is this website. https://www.areavibes.com/Use this rating and classification system I have created over time to get an idea of the "Class" for the area - A class B class & so onHere is my rating & classification for each livability score.80 and above A+78/79 A76/77 A-74/75 B+72/73 B70/71 B-68/69 C+66/67 C64/65 C-60/63 D59 and below F

Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to switch them out each time a tenant leaves because they have an existing key.

Hi @Ellen Feiss I agree with @Ty Coutts that you should start with informal, friendly, face-to-face conversations with the tenants to establish rapport, especially as you have some lead time here before next April.People don't like surprises or having to scramble, so if you are able to let them know your plans in advance, if they are reasonable people they should appreciate the extra lead time.This is especially true if their rents are currently very under market - they will have sticker shock when they look at what other units are renting for, and have to spend more time finding a new unit (if you'll be asking them to leave).If you have to move into one of the units yourself, I'm surprised you (or your lender) didn't make it a condition of the purchase and make the seller have the unit vacant for you.Sooner or later in rental real estate, you will have to establish a relationship with an eviction attorney.

We will also allow a seller or buyer that already has an agent to connect with users that are using our site as their "agent".

Please help me find a bank, credit union, etc that will let me use 100% of my equity on an investment property for an interest only HELOC.

An experienced RE investor has a better understanding of what is a sound property, market trends, and how much should be invested to reach your overall goals.I'm not in Georgia, so I can't offer a state specific set of pros and cons.