Hi Terry,I am in the same situation as you and have been interviewing brick and mortar brokerages as well as checking out online brokerages.

The regular advice you will hear will be "due your due diligence", "interview several property managers", and " buy in the right areas".

I added them to my interview list.

I kept hearing about the site on other blogs/sites, search engine results, and interviews.

If you can learn how to find, interview and manage contractors, you'll set yourself up for success in the long run.

When I was interviewing PM's, they all do this.

Did all that....found out my mom's debt to income wasn't good enough to qualify.If I could start over, I'd interview a few different local lenders and ask what they look for on owner occupied loans, as far as the debtor.

I will be interviewing at least two more brokers - though I'm having a hard time identifying brokers to talk to - seems the market around here is dominated by very large brokers.Any insight would be helpful.

Hi everyone-I'm an MBA student studying the apartment rental market in Greater Boston.  My team and I are hoping to find property owners to speak with about experiences finding tenants, managing properties, and dealin...

You may want to interview couple of property managers as well.