Quote from @Felix Bamirin: Hey everyone,I’ve been seeing more investors lately trying to scale their real estate portfolios but running into one common challenge — funding.

Spreadsheets can work for very small portfolios, but they’re prone to errors and they don’t reconcile with bank or credit card accounts.

Hey Dan - about ~200 people who were on the ball with selecting their sessions lost them because of my human error.

If you understand that paradigm, then it's readily obvious common sense that we are always doing 100% of the analysis and dissemination, presenting it to clients. 

If you already have contact info for current and former tenants, you could ask some survey questions like:How responsive is the property manager to maintenance requestsHow professional and respectful is the communicationAre the common areas and grounds well-maintainedIs it easy to reach someone when neededOverall, how satisfied are you with the property management If not, see if the PM company is willing to distribute it on your behalf, though keep in mind that this may affect the honesty of responses. 

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: Great info on a commonly asked item! 

Over the years, I’ve seen investors run into the same problems when it comes to financing:

Rushing into deals without clear exit strategies

Underestimating holding costs

Not comparing multiple funding o...

Yes pretty common, you can get up to 70% of the value of a free and clear property as an equity line on an investment property. 

You may not get a good contractor by not offering upfront payment. 25-30% upfront is very common.

And any buyer who thinks fraud or forgery or many other common sources of title claims will be apparent from a title report OR that a loan policy will protect them down the line in the event of a title defect, this is not a client most title companies want to retain.