I look at tenants not as customers, but as employees, which means I am responsible for for their job training.

I get a lot of calls after an unexperienced loan officer drops the ball and a customer finds out their loan dies due to lack of communication up front on the application.

As an investor and a customer, I don't mind paying a monthly retainer fee, as long as the quality of the service and the communication is good, especially during tax filing times.

We have been blessed to serve a a ton of Bigger Pockets clients and the biggest challenge we have with house hackers is the FHA Self Sustainability test.. 75% of the overall rent has to cover the PITI.. with rates where they are this has been a big challenge. 

As long as your comfortable with your numbers and the sustainability of your cash flow there's nothing wrong with higher equity to get that cash flow.Or the other way with 2 smaller properties like @Peter Mckernan said.That's the beauty of the 1031. 

The 30k custom granite backlit monument sign on etched italian marble announcing 'The [your name here] Group' is a great photo op for your Facebook page but it mostly it is just an irritant to your landscaping contractor.  

I was wondering if it's custom for the landlord to pay for water, sewer and snow plow?

Guesty customer service is too poor and integration with Vrbo is too glitchy.unfortunately there isn’t a way to just sync calendars and prices anymore either 

It would take several hours of general explanation and then another couple of hours of custom analysis by an experienced accountant.I can only give you a few starting pointers, but each one really has a LOT more to it than a short sentence.1.

Any advice on building a sustainable budget would be appreciated!