Flexibility in Loan Terms: Josh offered a unique hybrid product that let my friend lock in a portion at a fixed rate while leaving the rest variable.

I'd offer to pay more in commission than what you think is the "going rate" (not your exact words but what you are wondering) on my first deal or two with agents so that they are enticed to work with you.2.

No interest rate to mess with.

I do relatively well in my day job by today's standards but my hourly rate for self managing is closer to that of a surgeon. 

Interest rates NEVER matter and you can make money all the time.

My question is should I just suck it up until April, or should I drop my rent rates now to get renters.

Rate is 4%.

I gotta say, I had a hard time deciding on the monthly rate and deposits.

It gets complicated if you use a HELOC towards two separate projects as you would need to pro-rate the interest across the two projects.However, the answer would be yes, they would be deductible.

The data points they use made me feel like it got my pricing right and I feel much more confident about what my nightly and seasonal rates are now.