I'm the expert after all  yep, MTR is his specialty.

It is a non profit housing assistance service out of Charlotte.

@Cody FriedrichAssuming you bought the duplex in Indiana non-owner occupied, house hacking is a completely different calculation (in my opinion). 

He is an expert in the short-term rental space, is an investor himself, run's a STR property management company, and is also one of the best realtors that I know that can provide you with solid guidance when it comes to making investments in the Tampa area.

I suggest pairing the podcasts and forums with @Jorge Vazquez's Property Profit Academy and you will be an expert in no time! 

Wethink it’s important as it allows us to check for Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) issues and to determine if anapplicant is living paycheck-to-paycheck.

In the meantime, i recommend hedging your leveraged real estate bets (which are essentially, leveraged U.S. treasury bond bets) with non-financialized hard assets like commodities, precious metals, crypto assets, fine art, etc.  

@James Kiefer From what I understand Pittsburgh happens to have some decent underlying fundamentals so it may not be a bad place to invest but certainly speak with local experts.

@Nathan Gesner: Would you charge non-refundable pet fee and ongoing pet rent for a fish, especially if it's a small tank, say 6 gallons?

Sorry not an expert in the padsplit model but did you analyze what it would bring in as a whole home rental?