It's best to prioritize building trust and a strong relationship with the employee first.

Most employees want safety and security, so, I put most of my staff on salary with unlimited time away.

Mainly because the essential repairs were standard safety items, or necessary cosmetic updates.

I am about 9 years in the roomie/tenant house hack (where i basically PM'ed for the LL from the inside); and about 2.5 years in the roomie/LL bucket. one piece i will add, i try my best to not "call shots" and keep things pretty democratic/ open for dialogue discussion between everyone. unless its a safety issue (or a liability issue, like guests can be)... i prefer this to be "our home" instead of "my house". 

@Logan Guerrero one of the challenges with maintenance is owners not having funds.So, we've learned to prioritize maintenance issues:1) Health & safety issues2) City & S8 inspection issues3) Property preservation4) Direct marketing issues (purple walls)5) Miscellaneous

Life long tenants just stay in the same places and look for housing based on cost along NOT schools not safety etc.

I know one of my first steps should be to seek pre-approval for a loan, so I am wondering if any other Georgia investors have recommendations for lenders in the area that I should prioritize reaching out to.

From our perspective make sure you are thinking about durability, accessibility (from a maintenance perspective), safety.

Speaking of neighborhoods, safety and tranquility are paramount to me.

No safety precautions and sometimes we couldn’t communicate with them.