That’s like saying a car is a car when buying a Chevy versus a Mercedes.  

Is there a good mortgage calculator out there that I could use to figure out the difference in costs between paying PMI at my current rate, versus dropping PMI, but having to pay an increased interest rate?

I'd wager that you might be able to get good returns out of there, but on the other hand, I'd be careful of any rent control laws that might kill your return.

You're likely to get much further if you empathize with the mom and explain that you're concerned about the son living without electricity versus trying to attack her parenting.

Are there pros and cons to working with a broker versus an agent at a company, or them being based in the property’s state or my home state?

But more bedrooms give a lot more flexibility.I don't know what the market is, but I'd wager a 5/2 is almost always going to have more value than a 4/3.But again, that's just my opinion.

Hoping to get round2 rolling sooner versus later.

Have you ever looked into joining a mastermind group versus just having a mentor?

Just the costs of setting up a room, bringing the plumbing, gas, electric (I believe commercial machines run on 250 volts, which likely isn't wired in yet), having someone on-call to fix them whenever they break, might require too much capital.But:I'd wager I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know!

National chains also take a VERY LONG time to commit to a center or a site versus a mom and pop to regional tenant.