Unlike traditional banks, which focus heavily on personal credit and income, portfolio lenders prioritize the cash flow of your property.

Definitely not doing the work myself so it sounds like resale value won't be impacted if I have a licensed person fix the issue and provide evidence/documentation that it was done correctly.

You cannot use personal funds.You must pay others to do repairs and manage the property.

I CLEARLY stated all the persons I know, never claming any kind of "GURU" status on such. 

The barrier to entry is lower so they seem attractive, and to the person who knows what they are doing, they can be very profitable.

Welcome to BP - great Texas community here (and in person)!

Just for simple math use average 20% personal tax rate.  

Even though we try to get to know our residents during their stay, it is probably impossible to truly personalize a gift for each of them.

Once again, the loss of the compounding factor by concentrating on my personal home rather than an investment was significant. 

Anyone can file a mechanic's lien without taking you to court, and I have experienced this personally.