🏦To get to the point where you can avoid personal guarantees, you’ll need to build your business credit over time:Open trade lines in your business’s name (utilities, vendors, etc.).Make sure you’re reporting payments to business credit agencies like D&B.Keep your debt-to-income ratio low and maintain good cash flow.It doesn’t really matter if it’s an LLC or S-Corp—what matters most is establishing the business as a strong, creditworthy entity.But yeah, in the early stages, personal guarantees are almost unavoidable.

Since they have to also eat, pay utility bills and other expenses. 

Two questions:1) For those familiar with the area and demand, who has utilized a short-term rental management company in the Bremerton, Silverdale area of Kitsap County and what has your experience been like? 

He's doing a 1 bed, 1bath 1,000 sq ft cabin that appraises out for 525k and that we agreed to build for 400k all in (including lot, utilities, appliances) provided they get the construction loan or pay cash (they can refi out later) so we don't have any interest expense either. 

That's three months of mortgage and utilities, the cost of flooring, and the cost of painting.

I love that MTR turnover is not as frequent as short term rentals and there is usually higher opportunity to cash flow each month, although there are added expenses such as utilities, lawn or hoa fees etc., to account for.

In all reality it won't make you any money but it provides an amenity to your renters and will cover the expenses for the utilities it uses.

But you also have to subtract utilities, turn costs, starting items (kitchen and cleaning items you give them), and furnishing upkeep/maintenance.

The author and article suggests to utilize the climate risk data before committing to an investment and be familiar with specific risks in your area—whether it’s floods, wildfires or heat waves.They recommend these valuable tools to assess these risks:FEMA National Risk Index – Provides a comprehensive overview of natural hazards across the U.S., including floods, earthquakes, and severe storms.USDA Wildfire Risk to Communities – Offers detailed insights into wildfire risks for homes in specific regions, particularly useful for properties near forests or dry areas.Risk Factor – Analyzes flood, fire, and other climate-related threats for individual properties, giving you a risk score.Climate Check – Delivers property-specific climate risk ratings, covering heat, drought, fire, and floods.Do you consider environmental factors like flood and heat when investing?

If you have 4 or more units, you have to prove that utilities are current, and every year you need to get a HVAC Certification.