The efforts that projects of this nature take are massive but the results are more than worth it.https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2023/11/27/columbus-home-for-human-trafficking-survivors-harriets-hope-to-open/71625032007/One-of-a-kind home for human trafficking survivors to open next month in ColumbusDanae KingColumbus DispatchOn Friday, survivors of human trafficking will walk into their brand new home: a place where each fixture and detail was chosen especially for them by fellow survivors.The home is Harriet’s Hope — named for abolitionist Harriet Tubman — a 52-unit housing community that can host multiple families and was designed specifically for human trafficking survivors.The one-of-a-kind community comes out of a public-private partnership that brought together Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost; Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA); CVS Health and OhioRISE, the CVS/Aetna-owned Medicaid program; Beacon 360 Management and many others.The Dec. 1 opening of Harriet's Hope, a community on Columbus' West Side whose exact location isn't being shared to protect survivor's safety, was announced at the Ohio Statehouse this morning.A call to actionThe project started a few years ago as a vision of Celia Kendall, the CEO of Beacon 360 Management, a nonprofit real estate developer and management firm based in Columbus with 28 communities across Ohio.Kendall got the idea for Harriet's Hope after being unsettled by what she saw doing street outreach with women being trafficked six years ago."

I have since acquired my own real estate sales license and subsequently broker license to start, grow, and operate Home Roots Property Management.

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.

What you need is a good property manager who is very familiar with the area, to steer you away from the war zones.

Second, an agent no matter whether they intend to make a living at it or not needs to be able to manage their time and schedule.

Monthly, I'm seeing a net profit of $1400, and I've managed to save up 6 months' worth of emergency funds.

They do all their own property management and repairs (unless a licensed contractor is needed).

The HOA finances were badly managed and the homeowners would argue with the HOA board members.

I would definitely hire a management company if I plan to rent the property.Back up plan is to stay there two years, sell the property and avoid paying taxes.Fellow BiggerPockets community, I would love some advice on evaluating whether I should flip the property to reinvest in a bigger home or multifamily unit or rent the property with a management company?

I was originally going to manage the project myself and sub out all of the work.