Despite this, I have tried to be patient and haven't initiated any eviction proceedings, even though Hawaii Tenant Law allows me to issue a "notice to pay rent" after just 5 days of delinquency.I've heard that if you're having issues with a military tenant, you can contact their commanding officer to help resolve the problem.

But about 1 year after we bought the property, they started cracking down on the homeless in downtown Jacksonville moving the crime to the neighborhoods just outside of Jacksonville.

That is, the decline is only realized after the population shifts enough to matter for that market over quite a long time period. 

If you think you can manage a mortgage, taxes, insurance and the upkeep of a home while paying your student loans then buying is not  bad idea but if you think you will overstretch yourself renting is nto bad either.

., I left Anderson for a small firm that will do the actual taxes and then another company that specializes in tax strategy. 

Expenses went down and ratings / reviews went up.I did the switch after staying in an Airbnb that provided both flowers and local bakery goodies.

Even after guests book and pay their message system blocks out e-mail addresses and phone numbers, so I'm left resorting to spelling out my phone number in odd ways to get around it.

What would you do in my shoes I don’t invest there so take this with a slight grain of salt but I’ve heard multiple stories of basically this exact scenario someone getting offered a big payday for something in Cumberland, rejecting it & always for some reason (house burned down, block got worse, sheetz decided they actually didn’t want someone’s land for a car wash after all) always selling for like 10-20k and regretting not selling. 

Keep in mind, many DSCR loans have prepayment periods, so if you enter into a 3 year ppp, then refi out after 12 months, you will have to cover some penalties at exit to the consumer loan.Cheers!

People claim that 1031 investors over pay all the time just to avoid taxes.