Thank you for this very clear solution, Derek.  

Income Late fee Gross rent Expenses Advertising Cleaning Gardening/lawn mowing Insurance Interest on loan(s) property tax Legal expenses Pest control Property agent fees/commission Repairs and maintenance Water charges Electric Bill Total expenses Net rental income or (loss)

We have expansive soils here (clay that expands when it gets wet) as well as some older cast iron lines and even some orangeburg so it's common to see sewer line issues (often just some tree roots that need to be cleaned then the line re-scoped).

So, the solution to the problem is built into the system.  

I have it currently on Furnished Finders, Turbo tenant, and ale Solutions. 

., 50% occupancy, $1,000/month net) and factor in cleaning, platform fees, and utilities.

The person hired a company to clean up my 3rd house and gave me a surprise of 400 USD bill for the cleaning when it should be at maximum 150/200.

I can pretty much guarantee you that you wouldn't want to have anything to with them if only you knew.If you want to avoid these risks, there is a solution and I'll illustrate it with my own situation.

So another solution is to save up for another deal with your cashflow + savings, and pull money out when/if the interest rate gets lower?

I also see a highly intelligent community of people building solutions and working towards Adoption.