An LLC has no effect negatively or positively on how a full doc lender will calculate your income.

Quote from @Ryan Moyer:Doubly worrisome is that there are almost no hands on reviews of Hostaway, and any time the name comes up on BP or Facebook groups there are suddenly a dozen new "users" whose first and only post ever is to talk about how great Hostaway is, without providing any details. 

I'm in this strange position of being out of state and unfortunatley not having the time to visit or gain personal expertise.

If someone has to be so aggressive in managing their negative reviews/reputation online, and suppressing other people's speech...very bad sign.Finally, some of my current clients are "refugees" from Karim' program.

Household furniture must be positioned and/or elevated to allow adequate air flow underneath and between furnishings and adjacent walls.

People notice hustle, and if you show up with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, you'll earn respect.As for finding a mentor, look for people who are where you want to be, and ask them thoughtful questions.

Things will work out better this time bc I'm a different person, differently positioned.

Given you already have a property, you may feel comfortable enough with the home-buying process and reviewing of the contracts.

However, if interest rates continue to decline, I might consider refinancing some of them to improve my liquidity position. 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.