What you are calling 'cash flow" is actually capx or repairs of some sort.

My debate is this.As a general statement the rental property cash flow here in Los Angeles is VERY challenging to find.I am looking to buy a property with a detached garage and convert into and ADU for helping to offset to mortgage.Crunching some numbers up on $1M property with and ADU assuming (rough numbers) main house brings $5,000 and the ADU $2,000 I’ll still be negative in the deal after all expenses (vacancy, capex, repairs etc…)However if I will use it as a Sort Term Rental it will be cash flowing beautifully.What’s your take about buying negative cash flow long term but counting on AirBNB to bring in the positive cash flow?

Owner occupants have access to all sorts of loan types and programs that investors do not.

Let them sort it out amongst themselves.

Last thing you want (in my opinion) is to have some sort of hard feelings due to mis communication.Hope this helps! 

Even with no devices turned on the appliances still have zombie power drain of some sort.

This is where the second issue comes: hyper inflated figures that come from nowhere.Now imagine that the agent knows a developer that's creating a new seaside resort in the middle of nowhere, say in Panama and gets some sort of exclusivity to sell the huge amount of condos to be built to his US clients.

I’m not sure if you have the situation all sorted now or not but I’ll say there is lots of good advice above.

This sort of return is necessary because you'll be paid before the professional manager, which is crucial when dealing with higher-risk assets.Will Your Next Real Estate Investment Be In A Fund?

I've used callers on this short-term basis as a sort of like a "tryout," and they can cost between 7-10 cents per lead.I've also worked with Vitudesk, which lined up dozens of potential candidates for me to interview before ultimately choosing one.