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Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing with Jonathan Greene

225: Maximizing Rental Returns Through Stress-Free Property Management with Mo Hashem

Property management isn’t often at the top of a new investor’s list when they’re thinking about buying a piece of real estate. However, property management can be the ticket to a stress-free investing experience.

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan welcomes Mo Hashem, the visionary behind Flat Fee Landlord, one of the country’s fastest-growing residential property management companies. He helps working professionals go from owning one primary residence into profitable real estate investments. Mo has worked across the real estate industry in investing, property management, managing and buying multifamily, selling homes, and training real estate professionals. He has more than 4,000 tenants and has worked with over 2,000 investors.

Jonathan and Mo begin their discussion with Mo Hashem’s introduction to real estate in college as a career and why he saw it as a vehicle to attain freedom. Mo outlines how he benefitted from a real estate license, the biggest misconception about single-family assets, and how hiring a competent property manager to do the work you don’t want can aid your business. You’ll hear how to find the right property manager, why scaling is important in real estate, and the importance of maintaining a day job–probably for longer than you thought you should. Finally, Mo shares why you need to be comfortable with your finances, how he started Flat Fee Landlord, and his advice for placing tenants and their pets in your properties.

A great property manager can be a game-changer. Mo Hashem’s tips make it easier to identify what you need in a property manager.

In this episode, you will hear:

Mo Hashem’s introduction to real estate as a way to earn an income in college
Looking at real estate as a vehicle to attain freedom
Benefitting from a real estate license and the post-2008 economy Mo had to overcome
The biggest misconception about single-family rentals
Hiring a competent property management company to do the work you don’t want to do
Finding the right property manager for your rentals and when to hand off management
The importance of scale in real estate
Mo’s advice for starting a real estate portfolio while retaining your day job
Staying power in the real estate investing game and treating it like a business
The role of finances in investing and finding the middle ground where you’re comfortable
The inception of Flat Fee Landlord and how Mo differentiated it from other property management services
Vetting tenants and choosing where to invest based on state laws
Mo’s advice for placing tenants and pets in your properties

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