Meanwhile, a legacy of restrictive local regulations around building has kept supply low. 

If you are looking for above national average apartment occupancy, steady YoY rent growth, resident retention and a supply/demand imbalance, the Midwest is a great place to look! 

At a regular job, you are “guaranteed” income and benefits on a regular basis.

pretty much any lender that follows regular conventional guidelines could do these, however the pricing with just 15% down is not the best and if you are able, likely better to put a little more down for better terms. 

@Wendy ThurstSimply get a regular/traditional home insurance policy.

[Source: Census Bureau]TP: This increase in MF supply should help to keep rental rate increases in check, which should also be good news for “shelter” costs and overall inflation.A 5% cap on rental rate increases?

Will you be doing regular quarterly home inspections with your ESA rottweiler?

Hey @Mike Allen, I use the Schlage Encode Smart Wifi Deadbolts at my STR - one for the front porch door into the property (it's a duplex), a second for the main entry door into the upstairs unit itself, and then one on the supply closet in the unit for our cleaning team.I don't have any third party management software in place at the moment, and therefore can't speak to the integrations at this point in time.  

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Workers dont show up, supplies have shortgages, weather is never our friend lol, and patience (along with flexible but still reasonible planning) is key!