Matt Barth

There is NO such thing as passive income, even with a property manager. I have 8 self managed STRs and 200 something LTRs with managers. What I have learned from investing over the better part of a decade is that there is no scenario where you can buy something and then lay on the couch the rest of your life and throw your phone in the trash. You're still going to have to answer when the property manager inevitably calls because you as the owner need to make a decision.

Hi everyone, Wanted to ask for your feedback about a problematic tenant we're currently dealing with in an A neighborhood in the South Bay. Here's the gist: 0) House is professionally cleaned and painted prior to tenant move in. 1) Tenant moves in April 1, 2023 2) 2 weeks later, tenant complains that the front porch needs to be powerwashed, deck needs to be refinished because he might get splinters when is barefoot doing yoga, ants in the kitchen after he left pizza out the first night.