Our efficient project management ensured these updates were completed quickly and within budget.

Notified property manager.

My mother-in-law is managing the state and doing some projects to get the house in better shape before going to the market.My husband and I would like to purchase the home as an investment property (rental); my mother-in-law stated that she would "discount" her part of the purchase, which means we would only pay 66% of the original price.I am trying to think of alternatives to borrowing the money.

If you know the neighborhood well and know it's not a neighborhood issue, it's most often just a result of poor management.

Mubarak, Depending on the size of your porfolio I'd do software demos for Appfolio, Rent Manager, and Rent Vine.I currently use Housters and Appfolio.

Our efficient project management ensured the updates were completed swiftly and within budget.

Our efficient project management ensured the updates were completed swiftly and within budget.

Listen to podcasts, watch online seminars, network, find a mentor, and use software for managing properties and tools to analyze deals.Start your first investment on a small scale, like buying a single house to rent out or a small apartment building.

Also, you get a great app that they built to manage all of your deals.

I also call PMs and let them know I have a property under contract and I want to know if they manage there.