They literally had me come up with $5000 extra 3 days before close and said the VP of finance simply made a mistake.Now I'm getting a $3500 sidewalk assessment. 

Then charge her pet fees, pet rent, additional deposit and additional rent for the extra people and demand a 2 year or longer lease.Then you can get them a second room and find a place that allows dogs.Red roof Inn is cheap.Maybe just do a couple nights while the bathroom is being redone and have contractor work around them for the other stuff Tell the contractor you'll give him a bonus if he can work longer days and finish sooner.

Is it going to be worth it to save $500 on the drain when it costs you and extra week of lost rent?

But don't worry, in 15-20 years salary appreciation at a modest rate of 2-3% will give you an extra grand give or take while you get to look at all that property appreciation taking place as more $80K salaried workers like yourself who are told to "buy now" driving up prices from $600K to $700K to $800K, maybe even a million! 

Work to save a lot of cash (Which I just reduced my 401K savings rate to only cover my employer’s full match so that’ll be a couple hundred extra each month and I’m about to fully pay off my car in six months and that’ll be an extra $500/mo.

Given that you want to be passive on-market deal finder is probably where you want to look since off-market deals are mostly foreclosures that likely have lots of work needed and extra due diligence. 

In Astoria, these units can bring in an extra $2,000-2,500/month.For more information on the spreadsheet that we used, follow Jon!

A quick google search says they may or may not but would have to provide extra paper to find out.

Investing out-of-state is tough and finding a strong PM in these cheaper markets is equally difficult. I

Typically they want 1 or 2 bedrooms.Next is to look at furnished finder or list it on airbnb (let me know if you want to use my airbnb referral link, you make $40 extra and I can guide you through the process) but get a rental number and see if that works for you vs renting out long termIf it makes sense, get some good decorations and get professional pictures and you'll be on your way!