Yes you do have to pay PMI when you do this but once you hit 20% equity you can get it removed if you buy with a Conventional loan as opposed to an FHA loan.

A tall fence, tree, exterior paint can control a lot of things your guest see during their stay.

@Vidit Maini Until you are an ESTABLISHED business I would recommend just keeping track of your mileage for deduction as opposed to spending the extra money to buy a “company vehicle”.

Read some other comments - I guess it is technically a cash out refi, but you're paying off a line of credit as opposed to putting the cash in your pocket which is what I typically think of when there is a 'cash out refi'.

I feel like this gives me an instant screenshot of every expense for each building so I know Building A paid $1800 for insurance, Building B paid $2100 for insurance and Building C paid $2400 for insurance as opposed to having one account and seeing Insurance was $6300.

While I use it primarily for noise concerns (it alerts me for sustained +80 decibels), it's also handy for cigarette smoke and tracking temperatures (in addition to our Ecobee thermostat)- sensors on all exterior doors and possibly windows (which you might have via smart locks for the doors)- exterior camsA recent guest for reasons only known to them set the thermostat to cool and 60F in the winter (where it's currently a balmy 11F). 

New Roof, New Windows, Paint interior/Exterior, New Appliances, New Garage Door, New Fascia, New Fixtures (Bathroom and Ceiling fans), Electric Service Upgrade, 1204 Sqft, built 1960.

If you buy upscale (desirable) properties in desirable areas as opposed to affordable (undesirable) crapboxes in undesirable areas you won’t need to entice tenants.

What condition is the exterior (siding) in?

diversification and cash flowSan Jose, CA has been very appreciation heavy... and i'm not opposed to keeping some property here, though the multi-family / commercial real estate has very low cap rates, and low growth from what i'm seeing.