Their a/c starting leaking and has missing ductwork, and is blowing air in random places.

Many started off in 2010 - 2019 with downhill terrain and the wind at their back.

As an employee of a MF Development Company, your boss will expect you to dedicate full-time hours to your job.

The PE investment feeding frenzy that started up 15 years ago as TOH parks started getting gobbled up is starting to slow as supply tightens. 

Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.

@Jules AtonWe have started marketing to our guests as it is cheaper to keep a customer than to find a new one.

If you do have enough other income then you dont even need to lease out this property to start your refinance.However if you dont have enough income to qualify with no rental income offset then yes you will need to obtain your lease(s) and security deposit + 1st months rents deposited before you can utilize 75% of this gross income - your monthly PITIA payment (in terms of qualification on this property refinance.So all in all Id make sure what your current debt to income position is first of all (DTI) and then strategize to see if you even need the leases at all.

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The best way to start in rentals is by buying in your own area.

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