Realistically I know that we have built into our assumptions that there will be a certain amount of days in our properties that we will not be able to bill for (and we are well below that number), yet I still worry.

Thanks guys we are moving to the next town over Lexington.

We are currently trying to buy a property in North Dakota which will be an investment property for us, but my mother-in-law will be living there.

We are actually thinking about moving into the smaller unit. we are thinking if we should rent the main unit for long term rental or STR like airbnb but im afraid with airbnb, the non occupied days we may miss out on cash if its not rented out. 

Even brokers in a rush to make quick money sometimes partner with unethical lenders, further perpetuating these issues.In real estate investment, we are all part of a larger team.

However we often find our electricians get more expensive the longer we use them so we are constantly looking for additional electricians.

If your budget is so tight that you can't handle a small leak, what will happen when a tenant fails to pay the last month of rent and abandons the property with $6,000 in cleaning and repairs?

Its just kind of the nature of the beast and investing were over 50% of all homes are rentals its a different lifestyle than what we are used to at least on the west coast were maybe 10% of SFR's are rentals  renters rent apartments.

Right now we are seeing rent bumps unusual for the area.

The seller of 22 properties is in a tight spot and needs his properties sold ideally within 60 days.