The Build-to-Rent Show

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Let's go through a bit of an outline. What do property managers charge? What do property managers do? What are they going to do for what they charge?

Because right now, somebody listening to...

This is going to happen to you as an investor at some point. You're going to fire a property manager eventually. Why would you do that? What kinds of things are happening over and over again, that...

Your ownership structure is key here, you're going to buy your build-to-rent property in one of a couple of ways. You buy it, you're funding it all cash, and maybe it's a small property, a house,...

I've got two other properties, though, that I have to worry about.

I actually want to because I self-manage those properties. And the reason I chose to do that is that both of those properties are...

"A good property manager is worth their weight in gold. Why? Because they allow you to be an investor. An investor is somebody who identifies a good asset, buys and holds it. Investors make...

I personally have observed that many management companies can keep it together, owning up to around 500 doors. A generally competent person could operate that company, they hire somebody to...

Best/Worst Markets for Build-to-Rent Investing

We have time to get into another question. What markets should you consider for build-to-rent? Is there a right answer?

Chase Leavitt
There's a lot of...

Why do some investors buy pre-construction and others buy a few years later for a higher price?

Sherida, we do an apartment or a townhome project that's exclusively for rent, right? Oftentimes, we...

Owner-Occupying a Fourplex (House Hacking)

You take that option off the table when you go five units and up unless that person wants to get commercial financing or something. But that's what's...

Build-to-Rent vs Existing Real Estate

Sherida Zenger
Obviously, you don't know what you're getting yourself into an existing property, right. So you may have a bunch of repairs that you're not quite...

"What about all things being equal? Would you expect a new construction property built in 2021 to lease for more than something built in, say, 2015? Same neighborhood, similar square footage. I...