The speed limit on the street is 30 MPH, which cars sometimes go 35 to 40 MPHAlthough at night there is almost no traffic, during the day especially during rush hour I could hear some cars go by.

On-line brand recognition is high, resulting in 67% direct reservations, 17% via Air BnB @ 3% commission and 16% via Booking.com and Expedia @ 15% commission. 

I have had several 90 year old tubs reglazed.....looks great at first but is not very durable, even the guys who are the pros can only do so good, DO NOT use the hardware store over the counter refinish kits, they are garbage...the pro job will last 5+ years but they will eventually chip or peel(some sooner than others) and/or if your tenant uses the wrong cleaners(abrasives like AJAX) it will speed up that failure.

I am happy to be a resource to keep you up to speed on where the Agencies are.

as a new agent you need to decide where you will hang your license,(broker), you dont work on your own, part of the idea is than an experienced agent will over see you and help you work,there are many companies out there, interview with a few, let them talk, most would rather hear themselves anyway, steer clear of more independents that boast letting you keep more, not for newbees, i started out with national chains till going to remax after many years, the chains will will have additional training for you, I also mentored two other agents after hitting elite status on nationals, be ready to give some of commission for mentoring, dont volunteer it up front, you will have many fees to pay starting out, sometimes you can also be an assistant to a major agent too, you will list thru a multiple listing service that other agents used to find houses, public too, they cost also for membership, on your own you cant list on craigs and do open houses, there are some who only list and some who only sell, and some inbetween, if you are lucky enough to get both sides, suggest you get someone else to take buyers side for transaction if you have iron clad relationship, or stay neutral, some list only to take buyers elsewhere, one house one sale, one house many buyers, what ever you do stay intouch with listings, plus with national agency lots of experience, lots of ads, national website, referrals,traing avail if you got in this to work from home and make a large commission right away you got sold, fees will eat you up, sales take time, money and experience, some get in it to buy their own, that is an option too, do lots of phone time, stay friendly with all in office, avoid politics of all kinds, do rentals to pay the fees, they can  turn into buyers, expect to make first listing within 3-6 months, sale 6 months, till up to speed, my standard was 2 of each a month, some more some less depend on season, can tell you stories.... doing floor time once had buyer walk in, said wanted to spend no more than 2, turns out was million, no one wanted to do floor time, also my first listing was a real frank loyd wright home, other agents would me give their rental lookers, be willing for all, I worked in area of NJ where a famous golf course is, was one of few that belonged to all 3 mls, so had advantage, a $1500 corp rental relocation will some day buy, get to know the relo person, we used to give nice gifts to clients, make it something they will see everyday not flowers or candy

I am collecting rent on my single rental and I am going full speed on my renovation with this new free time.

There are a LOT of reasons @Joshua Hively and I are really glad to be a part of HomeVestors in a time like this:1) Residual brand recognition: Even if we pull back on advertising and even if homeowners are not getting our mailers, they've heard of us and know we buy houses!

The general rule with contractors is you get two of the three: speed, professional, cost. 

So I'm trying to apply the BRRRR method and I came across a speed bump of my DTI. 

While peace of mind certainly deserves some recognition, I think what would ultimately happen is that your good tenants that would have paid anyways will pay early but your struggling tenants still won’t be able to pay.