That said, finding the sweet spot for rent is an art not a science.

Also, any additional advice or assistance with this would be greatly appreciated if you have any personal experience in this arena.I recently read (twice) Mitch Stephen's book on the "art of owner financing", a great read.

Maximizing rents while keeping good tenants is an art that very few PM's have mastered.

Getting an ARV is a combo of math and art.

The real answer is “every situation is unique” treat your craft like an art brother.

If you like art, go be the best artist, if you like real estate and sales, go be the best real estate agent.

The Fannie Mae guidelines is a lot more liberal than the Freddie Mac guidelines, and that should help you get over the 14 day 10% rule

With the internet and sites that give you access to the MLS I don’t think everyone needs a real estate license but sitting through the licensure classes and other real estate classes and listening to stories from professionals in the trenches really gave me a handle and insight and strategy into the art, game, and business of real estate and I think even if people don’t sit for the test if there’s a good anecdotal instructor that doesn’t just read hours of material in the licensing course everyone could benefit from it.

It may be 0% for federal, assuming you held the property for more than 1 year. https://www.nerdwallet.com/art...

@Kincaid RykenRich dad poor dad: this book keeps me hungry Art of the deal isn’t a bad read.Brandon turner books are good: especially 7 years to 7 figure wealth.