I have enough capital and am investing in lower priced homes to be able to absorb any mistakes I make along the way. 

I have a CPA I work with who I’m sure will sort all of it out, just didn’t want to do something if it would cause a huge tax headache later.Do you know if you convert a STR to a LTR after a cost seg, will it cause a large repayment of taxes (I’m doing the cost segs to lower my W2 tax rate).

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

So, a seller will sell to a cash buyer instead of you even if the cash buyer's price is a little lower. 

Oakland scares me, considering renting out my home if I decide to leave the USA for a lower cost of living country in the future, although I know a few people who bought in 2008 renting their homes out in Oakland and doing well. 

Lower interest rates, however, are expected to keep debt issuance attractive, while a rise in REIT stock prices could boost equity offerings.

Zillow is trying to make more money from a lower amount of leads, this is not even the most expensive I've seen.

Look to see if you can get scholarship or places with lower tuition. 

Better unit mix (I know the total rents would be lower but for resale)2.

We had a couple properties that the appraisal come back lower than we thought so that killed the refinance.