When we setup and furnished our STR last year, the internet/tv service provider would only install internet.

Covering a significant portion of my mortgage has been a great reward.Solution: My four levels of vetting have helped me find quality room-renters over the last 18 months.I think you already have the answers to your situation.

Here are a few additional ideas that have worked for me and others in competitive markets like Austin:Off-Market Leads from Contractors: I had a friend who rehabbed a house in North Austin last year.

Going from a $232K purchase to a $575K sale is no small feat, especially with a full excavation of the foundation and reframing involved.I’ve got a buddy who tried something similar outside San Diego last year.. he had to reinforce the entire property with a new slab and rebuild the interior layout from scratch.. definitely not for the faint of heart, but his final sale price turned heads in that local market.

The last thing you'd want to have to do is manage your future partner since you question their decision making or experience and you've already invested with them. 

San Diego SFH rad average rent increase of $600/month last year (source Core Logic).  

In the Last 6 months, I have purchased my first 2 properties and my first 4 doors.

Rookie real estate investor looking for some advice:I purchased a duplex in Grand Rapids, MI last October (2023).

But if you are ever in town on the last Friday of the month, reach out.

They loosen the guidelines last year and made it much easier to get ADUs permitted.The other major risk by not permitting is if you decide to get it permitted later on, it is likely going to be more expensive.