I realize many here don't live as close to your buildings as I do, mine are all within 5 miles, but for those of you who don't live far from your properties, how often do you drive by?

Because they realize this is simply idiotic and they focus on the the things that actually keep their asset protected by implementing the procedures in their day to day business that actually prevents claims from being brought.

Thanks @John Mckee  - we did end up just giving them a proposal that built in their agent's fee (and then some).This was a good lesson for us - at first we took it personally but then realized that the tenant just doesn't want to deal with (or has no expertise in) deal(ing) with it and they really don't care what they end up paying.

I'm starting out with relatively low capital and as I start honing in on prospects, I'm just now realizing that I haven't yet calculated closing costs into any of my deal analysis.

Finding a trustworthy lender to assist you with the financing process and help you realize your aspirations of being a house hacker may be achieved by following these guidelines and doing extensive research.Good luck!

Along with you will realize the most valuable resource you have than most others, which is time!

Since you are just graduating college you may already realize that it's not what you know, but who you know (as a personal note, I had college friends that were barely passing their classes however they ended up with really good paying jobs due to "who they knew").

I dropped one of my properties in a tool from BP for the market rate rental price and realized right away there are things the calculators do not take into account.

Since you are just graduating college you may already realize that it's not what you know, but who you know (as a personal note, I had college friends that were barely passing their classes however they ended up with really good paying jobs due to "who they knew").

They could've charged me for dog food and I would not have even realized it!