I don't have much experience with what you're thinking about doing, so take everything I put out with a grain of salt. - Without knowing much about your history or experience with real estate, I think that having these 9 months to prepare yourself to househack can be a huge blessing.I have heard stories from so many people who jumped right in without much knowledge, experience or network to fall back on when something unexpected shows up.

The money you spend on a PM (again assuming theyre worth there salt) to a lot of investors is money well spent.

Also, for these applications since most hotel doors are now inside I'm not sure how the elements (salt/sea air, extreme cold) affect the reliability of the locksets.Overall it would be a tough case to make over the reliability and low cost of the standard lockset and metal key.

Take this with a grain of salt, as I have a miniscule amount of experience as the rest of you....

We are sitting on a pile of cash that we need to put into play that we want to put into multi-family units in Salt Lake City, UT.

Both cities appear to be experiencing good population and job growth, but everyone I've spoken to thinks Austin, TX is the better buy...which actually makes me think Salt Lake City, UT may be better b/c it may a little more "under the radar".

So where does "Chris hired a bad snow shoveler or did not require shoveler to salt after shoveling" fall?

. $1000 in rent that's a ratio of 1.33%.So, my advice is to do the math on your potential deals and take a rule of thumb like the 2% rule with a shaker of salt.

I am signed up to watch the webinar this evening (Sunday) but, having read Preston's mean-toned, bragging book, I'll be taking his claims with a rather large salt mine.

At least "zillow value" which I take with a grain of salt.