Since I haven't had any other PM other than the one I am currently with I don't have much to compare to and can't really gauge the quality of the service.

Cheap money is the way to make more money, and right now with mortgages as low as they still are, they are very cheap money.If I can mortgage a rental property for 5%, the question is would it be better for me to use my money (thus making a 5% return on that money), or mortgaging as much of the property as I can, and pay 5% for money.I think I can do much better than 5%, so I put traditional mortgages on everything (I'm only at 7 mortgages so I have 3 more)

When I first started using Zillow I thought it was brilliant, then I compared notes and ideas with seasoned professionals who all told me my numbers were off.

@Justin Turner You shouldn't be using traditional financing for real estate investing.

One concern I have is that it has a hot water baseboard heating system compared to forced air.

Slow to reach my goal of 20k saved I stopped at 10k and purchased a hud home for myself at 70k with comparable properties ranging from 90k to 120k with an FHA loan and 3.5% down.

It took me a while but now I'm closing 1 a month consistantly (nothing compared to those on here who are closing 5-10 a month) but I'm still building momentum.

And we made sure everyone having any contact with our tenants treated them fairly, well and in the manner they'd like to be treated.As a result, our incidents of being sued are down at the noise level compared to historical industry averages.

Maybe I saved $50 by going with their special but the lost time and frustration wasn't worth it.I think they have the big box store installation deals have their place for traditional homeowners but if you are trying to do multiple investments having your own on-call team even if you take a few lumps(and you will) finding that team is worth it in the long run so you can get someone over to a property that you trust at a moments notice if you have a major issue.

We often speak about comparables and to try and keep our projects within the same parameters of the other homes within the same area so you don't over (or under) rehab.