W2s, personal homes and K1s are usually straightforward and can be DIY-ed by most computer-savvy and financially-savvy people.

Has anyone used the DIY tool, and are there risks?

Just got off the phone with another DIY landlord looking to hire a PMC.They really didn't like our response to their question, "How long does it take you to find a tenant?"

Your focus on the Dallas market and Fix and Flip projects sounds solid, especially with the DIY approach and having an interior designer on your team. 

So, he already had people & processes in place when he moved back to California and continued to DIY manage his rentals.- It's also interesting that he doesn't want to DIY manage anymore.

Not sure how many PMCs you've had bad experiences with, but we'll take exception to:"Then do a thorough research on tenant applicants (note: leaving this to a PM may be hazardous to your financial health)".BP seems to have more threads about screening mistakes by DIY landlords as opposed to PMCs.Now, if you'd have mentioned Maintenance, you'd get no argument from me:) Even the PMC industry acknowledges maintenance as one of the biggest challenges.Rereading my post, I kinda see how I sounded negative toward PMs.  

These are grain bins which are much wider and used for holding fully dried grain storage.They are available as kits.

hi fellow investors,
I want to rent out my townhouse in Calgary, but haven't had much luck with it on Rentfaster and Zillow.
Just a couple of tire kickers so far.
I reached out to a few Realtors (just for tenant pl...

. - We always recommend buying your first rental locally if possible and DIY managing to learn as much as possible before investing OOS.2) Lots of crooks and incompetents in the PMC world:( They both cost you money.- As already stated, you'll have a small portfolio.

However, I wouldn't DIY and would contract everything out.