After that, go ahead and watch a few of the 80+ episodes of the MLS Search & Analysis Show he shared.

Planning ahead can be challenging when two nearly identical loans get UW and conditioned in very different ways at the same lender.  

I-if it's "big expense", I get ahead of this issue by whipping out a receipt book (you can buy one at any store like Target, Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot, etc) and jot down the work that was performed, materials, hours, amount of people, other expenses, etc.

Would love to get seasoned investors' advice on how they would solve this investment/tax challenge: I am about to transfer 300k from a retirement vehicle so that I can use the money to retire early.

I hear that some STR businesses are able to classify as actively managed / active income given similar activities.If i were to switch at this point, I would certainly go ahead and pay their fees gladly given that they have already completed the majority of it!

Here in South FL, garages are very rarely used to park vehicles.

I jumped onto more active REI Q4 22 when i realized some managers had no grasp of a changing environment, and others were way ahead of it.

The reason was due to non-payment.To protect yourself as the seller, it is advised to make a payment and stay at least 1 payment ahead of your buyer at all times. 

If not, I would still recommend going ahead with a professional cleaning company that has experience with mold remediation (make sure they send before and after pictures as well), if you really wanted you could give a small credit to the tenant to make them happy as well but 100% not required. 

Often a line of credit is not the best vehicle as nose bleed rates that non-owner occupied LOC command.