It's all financial stuff.

@John Davis be sure to check out all the city landlord requirements.Michigan also has an online Landlord-Tenant Handbook that is awesome source of info.Lastly, be sure to join the RPOA investor's group in Grand Rapids.

Long term that makes them tough to sell to anyone else but an STR investor.There are much fewer quality STRs available to rent, so that's one way to differentiate.

that way there's a level playing field, no one is trying to take advantage of anyone, and you can all learn from each other. 

Doug, you’ve gone with “what works” for you, not all the “latest fancy” technology, for technology sake.  

This includes all structural drawings, exterior drawings, framing plan, mechanical plans, plumbing plans, electrical plans, gas line plans, roof layout plan.I tried to work with a couple of firms and the pricing for all these came all over the places.I also came across a company called flip16.com (September Development, LLC)  who said they can do all of the civil engineering and architectural drawings work at a fraction of the price compared to those civil engineering and architectural firms.

The law allows you to put all the deposits in one account.

We all hate the Browns out here too.

I already have some equity in the property after doing a complete rehab but I don't want to diminish my returns selling it after one year, paying for commissions/closing costs.

1 Checking and 1 savings account is all you need.