Once you’ve built systems that work, you’re also in a much better position to know exactly what you want from a property manager — especially if you eventually scale and want to step back. 

My goal is to upscale eventually. 

So many I know have exited the business while new "so called gurus and house wholesaling gurus are teaching land flipping and bringing in a million newbies to replace those whom have left. always remember that stragedies with low barrier to entry eventually become saturated.

The first manager was eventually removed for poor performance just after they were pushing us to get repairs done with him.

Eventually, then turned to hiring it out to better use there time.

I’m trying to learn from operators who have experience acquiring or controlling small multifamily properties (15–25 units) in secondary markets, especially in cases where a traditional bank-first acquisition isn’t the cleanest path.Specifically, I’m curious about control-first approaches where the buyer/operator takes over operations first and aligns incentives with ownership before an eventual purchase or refinance.For those who’ve executed deals like this in the real world:What situations make this approach work best from the owner’s perspective?

One has zero cash flow and I expect it to be an eventual (large) capital loss due, in my opinion, to mismanagement and poor due diligence.

I feel terrible for his family, I cannot even imagine the psychological damage and eventual financial damage, and possibly even criminal damage so many of them will face as a result of his wrong doings.  

We will be moving this summer to Louisiana and will be purchasing a single family home there too with the intent to eventually turn Property C into yet another long term rental. 

I’m extremely early in my real estate investing journey and currently focused on learning the fundamentals the right way before jumping into my first deal.My long-term goal is to build a small rental portfolio, starting with a duplex or small multifamily through house hacking, and eventually exploring value-add strategies like BRRRR once my foundation is solid.