My tenants called a plumber with whom they'd done business previously for a garbage disposal problem which turned into a replacement to the tune of four hundred dollars.  

Also, there will probably need to be an independent wire run for the microwave, dishwasher and garbage disposal.

Shawn:If you are renting by the room, lenders will be disposed to see it as a rooming house (whether it is zoned as such or not) - particularly if the appraiser finds distinct evidence (i.e. locks on all bedrooms). 

Why not "pay yourself" to leverage the construction resources at your disposal? 

Living in a college town you've got a lot of potential income generating roommates at your disposal.

Not enough interest made on the loan and small assets typically in micro towns they have no clue how to dispose of the asset if they foreclose. 

I feel like I am reading that you really need an additional policy that is designed for short term rentals (I know that my homeowners policy will not cover any STR related claims), but why is that the case if I have the AirBnB insurance at my disposal?

Absolutely no furniture or other large items are to be placed or disposed of in or near the receptacles.

There are a lot of great tools at your disposal that help to make it a bit easier nowadays.

When we are underwriting deals we can plan for a downturn in our assumptions e.g. increase expected vacancy and decrease rents to avoid overpaying Dispose of weakest assets– this is simple portfolio management, it's key to let go of underperforming assets to free up cash and credit required to buy better performing assets.