It is rare that you sell a house through an open house. 

Text isn't an officially acceptable way of relaying this information here.On the somewhat rare occasion when I deduct from a security deposit, I send an itemized list of the expenses deducted to the tenant's new address via certified mail. 

I suppose I could combine the two ideas and live in a basement while renting out a 2 bedroom home to a traveling agency. 

While opportunities still exist, I think they are still rare with interest rates and property values high.  

because there are two groups - those who are out buying real estate and doing deals and those who are marketing a lifestyle or dream to get people to pay for something that rarely if ever happens.

Thanks Hi Spencer, I have a seven-figure portfolio that is a combination of both hands-on (direct real estate) and hands-off (syndication and crowdfunding)In my opinion, both have their pros and cons and neither is 100% superior to the other.

 - recognize you are combining 2 if the highest effory rent models: student rental and rent by room. 

At first, I splurged on all kinds of comforts and luxuries—things like high-end espresso machines and fancy decor that looked amazing in photos but ended up rarely being used.

That's the reason there are so many fourplexes and so few fiveplexes or even sixplexes.From what I gather, post offices and utility companies rarely care much about the permitting/zoning issues, so it probably wouldn't have been hard to get those set up.

I have several rentals that I can sell with combined equity of 600k+.