This requires you to work backwards from expected gross rents to the price to offer.Yes, you may have to make 10, 30, maybe even 100 offers to get one accepted.

It's only nerve-wracking if the host hasn't set clear expectations; I communicate to guests on the front-end before they ever book what, how and when they will receive information from me.

I expect that I will develop those same skill sets within my REI journey.   

It all will come down to the financials on these deals, and with a larger mortgage, expect less cash flow, so if I were your agent, I'd be focusing on making sure you have an income cushion but giving a broader focus on appreciation.

At least any deal that someone is expecting to really sell. 

With private lending secured, I bought the property, excited to add another rental to my portfolio.What I didn’t expect was just how much of a nightmare this property would turn into.After closing, we began the renovation.

Expect to spend some more.

And as new investor, you have to expect to be charged more than a builder, but armed with a little knowledge you can get a better price than a homeowner and still allow the contractor to make good money.For most construction work materials times two is a good guesstimate, so about $6k is likely a good price. 

We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.

Expect the call to replace a lightbulb in the laundry area or a battery in the garage door opener.