They are immaculately clean, well stocked, and extremely responsive.  

So... what percentage of your Airbnb earnings go to cleaning?

It took us thirteen years to get to the point where both of us could quit our W-2 jobs, or at least substitute our jobs with work we do to support our real estate investing.Yesterday I cleaned out my palm sander, sanded down a door with 220-grit that I had primed the day before, arranged to meet my agent at a property we're about to put on the market, primed a doorframe, read about personal finance for two hours, put together a shelving unit, dealt with a tenant over an electrical and cable internet shutdown.

In the next part, we'll talk more about how to get along with sellers and negotiate, looking at how powerful good communication and using relationships to get good terms can be.

Top of my head:1) it doesn’t matter what prices you put in your lease, you can only charge them actual costs, I wouldn’t bother. 2) You’re removing all incentive for the tenant to clean up and take care of the property.

Knowledge is power and Tyler is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom.

If you're buying a property that is not new construction you  may be able to call the local utility company to find out what the power bill typically runs so you at least have a ballpark figure.Good luck to you.

Quote from @Trevor Powers: Wow, sounds like a good find!

The VA home loan can be a powerful tool for purchasing a multi-family property, offering benefits like no down payment and competitive interest rates.

I would network with local investors to gauge their utility bills, pool maintenance, landscaping, cleaning costs...