As long as you go with a reputable firm there should be no surprises provided your rents aren't way under/over market rent and your expenses are in line with market.

It's okay to be neighborly, but when you become friends it's hard to be firm and then you'll get taken advantage of.

That includes realtors, mortgage brokers, banks and brokerage firms.

Your only expenses are typically taxes insurance minor maintenance and maybe a little utility cost if you have a ticketed parking machine, gates , elevators etc.You can find these deals through brokerage firm’s in the areas you are interested in as well as loop net, CREXI, craigslist and driving for dollars.

You may have some success with Thumbtack and Home Advisor, seeing as new firms will align themselves with these services as a way to build up their client base quickly.

I have several for the cities surrounding my area and I firmly believe they are one of the more undervalued assets.

I left teaching after 12 years and interviewed tons of models/firms. 

First categories involve payment/termination disputes between two parties (e.g. owner v. architect firm, architect v. architect firm, etc.).

I know I need for firm up a strategy and market to focus on firstI hope this post isn't all over the place and I really appreciate the time people spend reading posts like this.

If this were a hugely complex/time-consuming renovation or similar that I would need to haul a bunch of my tools down there etc I probably would not jump in as I can't spare that kind of time/effort right now.