Join local REI meetups and groups to expand your network, meet other real estate professionals (they might come in handy later), and learn from experienced wholesalers.2.

Asking because I'm at 5 properties now and constantly debating whether to keep DIY-ing this or find an app or someone to take it off my plate.

The biggest thing you can do now is keep learning, tracking deals, and building your network, even if it’s just following investors, analyzing MLS listings, or studying markets in the Midwest.

My solid take on this is to be careful with DIY cost set studies, such has a lot risk than possible success actually.

I agree with @Richard F. statement about how hilarious some of the DIY landlord posts are about, "How easy property management is".

Approving maintenance, chasing updates, answering tenant questions they forwarded to me anyway.So I fired them and went full DIY.

Hey everyone! I’m a Charlotte, NC–based real estate investor focused on building long-term wealth through small multifamily and strategic value-add opportunities. I currently own multiple long-term rentals, a fourplex...

@Adam Ahrens — that’s a tough one to answer generically because software choice is 100% portfolio-dependent.Some platforms are built for:Third-party fee managementOwner-operator portfoliosSmall DIY shops100+ door operationsWhat works at 20 doors can break at 200.Before switching, I’d get clear on:Are you managing for others or just yourself?

I went to Federa's website and found SmartBuy DIY where I did by myself every process from start to finish.

- No time- Don't want to invest the time learning- Afraid of making a mistake that could cause thousands of dollars of damage to the engine- Don't want to get their hands dirtyTo DIY landlord or not is a similar thought process.