How much weight should we put on being the two people bringing the down payment? 

I don't use a column for Balance because I don't care what my balance is.Then, all you need to do is send your Excel file to your CPA and if he is worth half his weight in salt he Exports your data to to his Quickbooks.That is all the small operator needs and it will stand the test of time for many years.I used Quicken when the first PC's were invented.

It's lifted a weight off my shoulders that was holding me back and I hope it can do the same for you. 

Of course, the potential NOI looks better for STR, but the upkeep is much, much more in terms of time and management.

These relationships are worth their weight in gold to your buyers!

A good realtor who has enough networking to find that diamond in the rough is worth his weight in gold and will probably get him or herself the buying and selling commission from me.

For example, if the trust includes a rental property then the trustee’s duties may include collecting rent payments, overseeing upkeep and maintenance and finding new tenants when the property is vacated.The beneficiary is the person who benefits from the assets in the trust.

Not only does making the building need to look pretty and field high paying renters, being able to weight the income-approach valuation is important. 

More leverage than a single family dwellingI guess my main question is how much $ would you guys recommend I keep as an emergency fund in order to cover the upkeep or vacancy of the property?

The goal was to house-hack ourselves into a property that could pay for it's own upkeep, while the area gentrified around us.