Today’s #RitterOnRealEstate guest is Janet Fields. Janet Fields is the CEO and co-founder of Oak Trust Properties. She got into property management as a child when her parents started flipping houses to rent them out and got the entire family involved in the renovation process. Now, Janet leads a team of almost entirely women in the male-dominated property management industry, offering a strategic approach to optimizing the returns on your rentals. Welcome to the show Janet! 

Key Points From The Episode: 

• Janet’s background, being born into real estate. Parents always buying/selling real estate & managing properties.
• Understanding the role of a property manager. 
• The signs of a good property manager. 
• How to set up solutions for investors as a property manager. 
• Communication between property owners and managers. Knowing when it time to move on from your current property manager. 
• The accidental investor, and why they are often doomed before they start.
• Mistakes new investors make when it comes to property management. Focusing on what’s profitable and just glamorous work. 
• Standardization being your friend. 

Books mentioned: The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham 

https://oaktrustproperties.com/