Does anyone recommend Zillow Rental Manager? Today 1/12/21, I will be closing on my first rental property. I just discovered Zillow rental manager. I was wondering if anyone uses it or recommends it. Also, if anyone...

What are some easy ways or rule of thumbs to estimate costs when you analyze a buy and hold property? It could be a website, or a percentage of the property or rent price, or a fixed price, etc.Please use the followin...

I plan on investing in rental properties and I've never had landlord experience before. Would it be wise to hire a property manager? What are the costs?

As I continue to analyze deals while I look to buy my first rental property, I've recently come to the realization that my initial cost estimates were probably on the low side. Just today, I think I've convinced mysel...

Hi. I live in CA, and invest out-of-state -- in Florida. I own 3 duplexes in Lehigh Acres (about 10 year old constructions) and 1 duplex in Cape Coral (new construction). I have been seeing higher than expected repair...

Hey BP'ers - looking at my first large multi-family and need help knowing what the unknowns are.  Here's the data:79 Units - Townhomes, with 24 separate buildings.  60% have been updated with roofs/siding, interior ba...

I have been researching recent sales in the Baltimore area for Multi unit apartments from 20-200 units and it seems the per unit pricing is to really high compared to the rent. With properties built in the 1960-1970 t...

Hi, I would like to understand the pros and cons in using a property manager (live person whom I can be in touch directly) vs using all-in-one property management softwares such as rentredi, hemlane, caretaker, etc. (...

The HOA Transfer Fee is assessed HOA home owners upon the sale of their home. The fee ranges from under $50 to over $1,000 with no requirement to justify the fee based on work performed. It's pay it or you can't sel...

I was wondering, when analyzing a potential property to purchase, what % of rents do you account for to be vacancy, capital expenditures, property management, and repairs? I am starting to practice analyzing deals and...