To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

If you have a road maintained by the HOA then set aside for that in reserves. 

Just make sure your personal use doesn’t exceed 14 days, or 10% of the rental days, to maintain its rental status for tax purposes. 

If maintaining cash flow is your primary objective, you might want to explore other options.

Registering as a foreign LLC allows you to maintain continuity with your existing business structure, branding, and EIN while operating legally in the new state.

Bonus points if they’re used to working with investors or can help keep costs in check while maintaining quality.Cheers,Kevin I would say this about BRRRRR, especially as a newer investor. 

Maintain - includes taxes and insurance?

When the whole covid shutdown occurred, I dropped out of college to help my father's service business maintaining and remodeling residential and commercial buildings.

THEN, I plan to purchase the second home using a FHA or conventional loan (3%-5% down), for which I will likely pay the monthly cost out-of-pocket, maybe with some rental income support if it is a duplex.My concern is, I do not want to spend my savings or weigh down my debt-to-income ratio so much so that I cannot qualify for and pay the down payment and closing for the lending on the second home.Questions: - With the first home being multi-family, 75% of the rental income (or potential rental income initially) will relatively either maintain or boost my debt-to-income ratio from lenders' perspectives, right? 

The company cries the blues about having to inject money into maintaining the trees so they can make a profit.