Right now, if it's just for income, you need to dig deeper and understand what you are getting yourself into for that income in terms of being a landlord and repairs.

Before listing it, I had lots of expenses, including painting, floor refinishing, plumbing repairs, staging, cleaning, etc.In a 1031 exchange, I purchased two small multifamily homes which also have some roof work, painting, plumbing, etc. 

Hi @James Heller I am fully renovating 2 of my units on a 4plex I have in Golden Hill...feel free to reach out and send me a private message if you need assistance and contacts....You can get cabinets and prefab quartz countertops pretty inexpensive and refacing is usually more expensive, I've found.  

Google Forms are nice to input cash transactions directly into spreadsheet, to get applications from tenants, to ask virtual assistants to enter data.

Also, my insurance company said it would be the same rate regardless which option I go with.or do I stick with the cheapest option upfront like a shingle roofObviously the upfront cost/future cash flow will be hurt the most by the standing seam steal roof (although it could assist in resale value)Does anyone have experience on roofing or an opinion which is most ideal for this scenario?

Right now we only list on Furnished Finder, Airbnb, and VRBO and our 3 bedrooms are usually booked by local families doing renovations or repairs on their home and groups traveling together for work projects.

They offer data migration assistance for when you switch to their system, as well.

Make sure both properties have all the repairs and maintenance needed and no major cap ex is needed before you try to add one on double leverage.

Then after they take their fees, and any repair costs for the month, I get direct deposits to my account of the remaining balance.

Sparing the fringe cases, most of these properties are literally over 100 years old and setting aside the 10% i mentioned above for repairs has worked well for clients.If you are dealing with a property that is 40 years old, that's pretty much a new build in my book haha.