Congrats on having the cajones to cut the chord.  

I cut off PMs that constantly try to find ways to add revenues by what I call trickery; selling some 3rd party service that they have contracted to all their clients, recommending small fixes turn into large one's,etc, make it difficult to get 2nd opinions. 

He announced on IG stories that a morbidly obese tenant had to be removed by paramedics by cutting a huge hole in the front of the house.

Buy a fourplex so you have a place to live and three rentals to cut your teeth on.

"Be as blunt as you can."?

We could cut things and not rely on it, but it would be a little uncomfortable.

US unemployment near all time lows and GDP stable so that means FED FUNDS rate is not constrictive so they may not need to cut rates for years, and US GVT spending quite a bit more than willing to tax, so long bong Issuance going up (2 trillion issuance projected this year) so more supply = rates go up =CAP rates go upCapital Calls seem very likely Even if rates drop, those occupancy levels are awful.

Hire a licensed and insured electrician there are codes that are in place to protect people and property it is a safety risk that you should not cut corners to save a few dollars on.

On a 2M property you should be able to write off roughly 300-400k, so that would cut your real estate income down for years, but not your W2, because I don't think you would be able to claim RE professional status. 750 hrs and min 50% of your time.

You can give notice to one of the tenants, then move in and rent out rooms to further cut your living expenses.Yes, something I've considered but does require me to move from CA to TN, so big life change.