The best buyers agents provide insight to the market, negotiate to get a better deal, provides clarity to the transaction, steadies the nerves of buyers (first time home buyers for example), identifies problems with the property, introduces a whole cast of players to get the deal done etc.

The higher your credit score the better.

My first question is do I pick a good, better, best system that costs from less to more $$ and do I justify the more expensive energy efficient system to grab a little higher rents since tenants will save money.

Or is it better to go directly to the city to get the permit process?

Having a separate savings account for each deposit is a better-organized way.

This also leads owners to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

Bird in hand is better than 2 in the bush, especially when the two in the bush do not have the money.we are seeing a lot of companies now try and get seller financing and then arbitrage it to renters - similar to STR arbitrage but just arbitrage it with a loan and collect the rent and if the tenant stops paying they walk away and you are stuck with the home, the foreclosure and the subsequent eviction.

So I say, I say “Wait a minute… How come REI supports income streams so much better than Stock / Bond portfolios if it has the same return as stocks?”

We wanted a better DTI.Then we slapped a large heloc on it as an opportunity fund right before my wife quit her job for good.I would save the cash. 

I know on bp we have a long standing  whats better appreciation or cash flow.. and I am in the appreciation camp one needs that if one is going to exit with any kind of real profit..