The bigger banks are a bit too bureaucratic and inflexible.

I plan on managing myself at first so that can improve my cash flow.As transitioning military it’s a 9 month process so I have a fairly inflexible moving time frame.Of course once I’m established in the area I can pick and choose a second house hack based off of it being a good deal and the numbers working well.It’s the first house that has me a little concerned with the transition.

This gives you the ultimate in flexibility in life, which is typically what most people actually want.Legacy:  If you want to pass something down to your heirs, then flipping is taxed at your highest income rate, so those nice profits get quickly eaten by the IRS. 

Ok I have switched realtors due to inflexibility with commission negotiation (he demanded 3% and would take no less).

Man, today has been frustrating. I'm supposed to close on the purchase of a duplex in Aurora, Colorado this Friday, but my lender dropped a bombshell on me today. I'm fully approved, but they are saying the red tape t...

Suppose an employer was  totally inflexible on working hours.

This could be a lesson in flexibility for both of you.

Option #1:  Tell the tenant that because of the utilities' service call inflexibility, I can no longer provide them access during business hours and therefore they must leave their account active all year.  

That would also solve your parking dilemma as you would be able to allocate 3-4 spaces for each tenant (that is the norm in Flex Space).

My firm uses The Work Number, and it works fine 85% of the time, and is completely stupid/inflexible the other 15% of the time... which means I have to do it the old fashioned way: pick up a phone, send an email, stay on the phone until the email is confirmed received, and do not hang up the phone until the HR person commits to having it done within the next 45 minutes, and set a timer for 47 minutes to follow up if it isn't done.