Most hard money lenders will offer these products, but not all are created equal.

Hey mate,Property managers tend have quite a few hidden fee's.For example:Tenant placement feeLease renewal feeMaintenance up chargeEviction up chargeGranted, PM's gotta make some money also but just ask for the PM agreement if the fee structure isn't transparent enough on the property managers website.Just my 2 cents.Thanks 

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If it's to make money first, try something else.

Ultimately, it's about ensuring the property remains attractive to tenants and maintains its market value without pouring money into upgrades that won't pay off.

They are there to facilitate the purchase - now some are better than others and will spot certain things for you to review furtherBut two years after the fact not sure what recourse you haveRegarding giving them money, not sure what that is about so tough to respond to that except again what was in the agreement you signed Long story short, move on.

I have lost money overall in two years of having the property with maintenance and vacancy.

I have a great broker in California who does hard money and regular loans and DSCR.

You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.

Conceptually think of house hacking in the NYC metro as a reduction in rent.It all boils down to the numbers, but if the direct property costs (mortgage + insurance + tax + capex/repairs + vacancy) - the income (rental income) is less than your rent, you are effectively saving yourself money, aka "rent saving"I did this in 2014 in Westchester county (different location, different time, different market), but effectively cut my rent in half.Regarding Basit's suggestion, I would follow this ONLY if your cashflow from the other market is greater than the "rent saving" in NYC on a per dollar invested basis.Joe