All Forum Posts by: Matt Rubin

Hello,

I'm interested to see if anyone has recommendations for a property manager for rental properties on Chicago's southside. I'm doing my own research online as well, but am curious to see what this community's experiences are.

Thanks!

Does anyone have any resources to learn more about Section 8 housing and the pros, cons & legal to be aware of? Also does anyone have experience investing in section 8? what was you experience?

Thanks,

Matt

I'm planning on purchasing a rental property in the near-ish future and will most likely want to hire a property manager to take care it. Since A.) I don't have any landlord experience and B.) It will not be convenient for me to manage it myself my work schedule and lack of car. My question is when should I look for a property manager? Will they be interested in talking with me even before I have a property to manage? what is the usual process here?

Thanks!

Hello everyone - I currently do not own any properties, but am starting to get the pieces in place to be poised to buy my first rental property in the relatively near future. I want to put processes & systems in place to make it  easier to expand, so I am interested in finding a property management company from the start. My question is what part of the timeline should a PM Co. come into play? Should I find one after I buy a property? After I make an offer on one? Or can i even start finding before I've found the right property? I just want to be in the best position to hit the ground running. All advice is welcome!

Hello everyone - What are some things to look out for to see if a neighborhood is truly "up and coming". I feel like every city always has a few areas that are on the rise, but outside of an above average increase in housing prices what else is there to look out for? In people's experiences when you've invested in one of these neighborhoods what were you looking out for? 

Is it as simple as looking for new restaurants, Starbucks, whole foods, etc. in the area or is should I be looking at more hard data (unemployment, income, etc.). I'm interested to know what's worked and what hasn't from everyone who has any experience with this!

Thanks

Matt