Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

I have some upcoming repairs needed that outweigh the Homestead Exemption and plan to make my primary home a long term rental in the next 7 years but the repairs can’t wait.  

This is a very long discussion and would need to ask a number of questions - we work with investors from many different countries. 

Thus it's often more profitable to find long-term tenant than squeezing out every rental dollar you can. - RentReady repairs & vacancies between tenants can blow any projected ROIs.2) Warren Buffet - go where others aren't.

For me I think it depends on how much money you have invested into the home and for how long?  

Great to meet another Long Islander!

Read this first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Willful violation of the TCPA can result in fines of $1,500 PER CALL - and there's a long line of lawyers lined up, waiting to sue you, like:https://www.schmidtandclark.co...https://www.classlawgroup.com/...https://www.classaction.com/tc...And lots more.Maybe re-think the cold calling and SMS approach.

I have over a hundred rental units I own and operate in Utah everything from homes and condos to larger multifamily.Salt Lake County has higher property taxes and is basically built out already and Ogden even though you can find good opportunities in the long run it won't be able to compete with South Utah County or Eagle Mountain. 

Their fees and interest rates were high, but they had the least restrictive approval terms from what I gathered.

Many investors in your situation also explore seller financing or subject-to deals to minimize upfront costs, especially if they find a seller open to creative terms.