Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

The upside to holding as a rental is, presumably, you have an income stream for a while, so you take reinvestment risk out of the picture.  

We have people complain about everything from unclogging a toilet they clogged, sending picture of their poop, to not knowing how to do easy stuff that they SHOULD know how to do to one girl who has locked herself out 5 times.   

You could use a floor leveling product but check the square feet to see if the product covers large spaces.

What I mean by this, is should I use a lender to cover 90% of the purchase and 100% of the rehab for max leverage, or should I put more equity into it.

We always get that permission in writing, though, to cover our bases.All in all, I recommend nurturing these relationships as these are among the best clients to serve in the MTR space.

In my area, I told the inspector I understood how busy he is and provided him with pictures of the work being done and the final result. 

The plumber came out while in escrow stated it would be $8,800 and we got it covered by the seller to do it. 

This covers the vacancy time and work supplied to find a new tenant.

I would then probably consider putting down the min. downpayment on a duplex up to a fourplex, for a place to live and rent out the remainder to  cover the mortgage and expenses.