Take the cushions to an upholstery shop and see if they can add some cushioning to them, probably by wrapping them in batting.

Consider creating blogs, social media posts, or short videos on:•How to handle late-paying tenants•What to do if a tenant damages your property•Best practices for tenant screening•How to legally increase rent without losing tenants•By answering common landlord headaches, you’ll attract leads who already see you as a trusted expert.4.Market to Investors•Many property investors want a one-stop shop—someone who can help them buy, manage, and eventually sell their rental properties.

So if your rate did go up it would limit you on being able to shop.

We recently purchased a multi-family property and have someone living illegally in an uninhabitable, detached garage.  He continues to deny he lives there, lied to the police when they came with a code violation and i...

shopping for this also, found this post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Loads of information on the forums and BP tools for you to expand your knowledge or find just about anything.I am on the lending side of things and am always happy to talk shop with investors looking to learn more about financing options out there, even if not in my resource pool.  

The cleaner will actually do all the shopping for the rental among other small misc things.

I would recommend shopping around, especially with a local mortgage broker.

As a newbie , I would start shopping for a property manager who can list and manage the rental.

Need so much more info to actually be able to shop rates  :)