Overall i am pretty sure that you and I are in agreement - people usually underestimate the expenses, so it is always good to err on the side of having more reserve.

Also, I'm not sure how you're paying attention to it on the tax side, but the unit that you are living in's profit at sale is calculated differently than the other unit that you're renting out.Once you move out, that unit is officially available for rent so from that point forward, any profit gained at future sale will be calculated starting from that point and will be taxable.

Quote from @Luis Herna: Ok I am getting the commission from the buyer side.

Generally, the 'bad' side of the fence faces the owner.

Certainly from a capital raise perspective, $5 -10 million is a reasonable amount.That being said, raising capital for a blind pool fund is much more difficult than raising capital for a syndication where the property is already identified and the potential investors know exactly where there money is being invested.

I'm starting my first deal and got on the call with the agent and ended it with a deal with me making almost 5k but after this idk what to do, we haven't signed a contract or anything but getting to and and I just need someone to be by my side for this, I'll throw you some of what im making somehow but I just really Need help

If you do a side by side comparison, DSCR will win every time.

Self-Employment Opportunities: Would it make sense to start a side business related to my rental properties (such as property management) to access more deductions?

I want to improve our asset management side.

On a side note, oddly, the tenant before her was also a single woman, around the same age, stayed in the apartment for 10 months, no communication or heads up, left around the same time of the year.