Their customer service is second to none and they've got more education and networking opportunities than any other company. 

Insurance is going to get more expensive, the government wants to keep people in homes, home equity financing is only growing in popularity, multiple generations are living under the same roof more, and all of those trends are going to lead to changes in how tax law is used and possibly the law itself.

To be competitive, I was able to generate a cash offer with the help of my family.

I don't know the details of your lease - rents, length of lease, triple net, commission amount - but if it makes financial sense and makes the customer happy then absolutely pay for it.

Does it hurt or help generate more housing?

Hey Everyone, I have been working with investors for last 5 years and helping them in lead generation using different marketing channels like sms, cold calling, rvm, direct mail and google ads... 

Is it possible for Appfolio to generate invoices automatically? 

Don big difference in production building in the South /  compared to semi custom in other areas..

I plan to use this investment property as a self-managed short term rental (STR) to generate cash flow.

In the beta program, tenant's reactions have been mixed but it may be a generational issue over who is more apt to want pay online versus by written check.