And then the last hurdle is that driving miles between your home and your rental properties by default is considered to be like your "commute" to work, and your commute doesn't count as business miles. 

You need your house rules to say no more than XYZ people, and no guests count over the number in the listing between 10:00 PM-6:00am or something similar.

“Jorge, you’re speaking my language here—efficiency is the game-changer, and every move counts.

I made more mistakes on my first investment than I can count.

Compare other rentals with a similar size, location and bedroom count to get an estimate of what the rent would be while you're living there.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

Count me in—would love to link up, share ideas, and see how we can tackle this together.

Hey @Thanh Lu, so if you only have a couple of units, then self management isn't that hard.The key to doing it right is setting it up properly and keeping up on maintenance.I can count the number of late night calls from guests on one hand.

Something tells me that the pendulum just flipped, and that just as all these guys who went all in and bragged about their unit count have all seemingly shut up and disappeared, that now is buy time.

New drive up units have almost doubled in price in the last 4 years to around $4,100 erected; not counting land and other costs.