Closed on first deal $100k profit, life been lovely after that, and do not get it twisted not everyone needs to quit their W2, I am still in it.

Speaking from experience here haha-Look for properties that are made with durable materials that can withstand wear and tear from guests who are likely not going to be as gentle as you would be yourself.

They want to be handled, they want to be spoken to gently, they want to be asked if anything's wrong when the rent is late, they want to believe that they have a personal relationship with the landlord.

Jim interviews experts in the syndication space and hosts a community of over 1000 passive investors in his communityThe Gentle Art of Crushing It – This podcast follows a similar path to Bigger Pockets in that it provides various shows across multiple real estate investing strategies and mindset.

This post started out supposedly having a "twist" on the classic LLC question. 

Holding out for an extra $250/mo will take you 27 months to recoup the lost income.Rent control and the cap on increases throws a twist into this for you, but I'd be doing whatever I could to get it rented sooner rather than later.Good luck!

I've been finding very gently used and stylish sofas for $150 or less. 

@Quentin Moore the only twist to what I said is that large properties that sleep 12-16+ are usually occupied by multiple households/families.

I want to proceed with a potential tenant who makes 4X the rental income, solid rental history and hopefully a clean criminal record (that should be coming back tomorrow when they open up.)If they refuse this tenant for whatever reason can I just gently tell them I am done working with them, and move solo.  

I sent a gentle letter to that owner asking if they could talk to their tenant. 2 weeks later, haven't heard back.Then on Friday night, my tenant called me to tell me the neighbor stopped over, was very aggressive - seemed unhinged and during the conversation, pulled a gun our of his jacket and pointed it at my tenant.