So if you have need for a liquid emergency fund for your health, I don’t think you should play with that portion by buying properties. 

Mindset, daily discipline, refusal to give up, and having the life (healthy marriage, kids and self) you want is much more difficult in practice and often requires a teachers. :)Joe Fairless, Rod Khleif, Michael Blank (in no particular order).

We just closed on an all cash purchase via an SMLLC of a SFR at auction (at a healthy discount to market due to distress) that we intend to use as an investment property, and we're looking for guidance on the best strategies for pulling as much equity out of the deal as possible to roll into another property (identified but yet to be purchased).  

My spreadsheet is $30This helps pay for consumables. .

It's a great way to create a healthy portfolio over time, and it's a fantastic vehicle for wealth building. 

Thus, the cost of doing business requires and demands that the PM company charge more and various fees just to stay in business--never mind making healthy profit. 

Please let me know if there are any recommended sources to obtain business lending for start up businesses and provide assistance to maintain healthy business credit. 

For a complete list of orders and laws relating to foreclosure moratoriums and restrictions in Connecticut, please view the below links. https://portal.ct.gov/DOB/Consumer/Consumer-Help/COVID-19-Mortgage-Relief https://jud.ct.gov/COVID19.htmhttps://portal.ct.gov/DOB/Consumer/Consumer-Help/COVID-19-Non-Federal-Mortgage-HelpMortgage Work-Outs / Forbearance Many lenders are more willing to negotiate work-outs and/or forbearance agreements during Covid-19.

You don't necessarily need 20% down and since it's below market, might have room for a healthy seller concession..check with the lender for disclosing the seller relation. 

Little by little… so as someone who knows nothing really about this business.. how does one go ( consumer) to find direct bookings and skip VRBO and airbnb..