I think it's important to set criteria in screening tenants for each individual property instead of a blanket policy over all of your properties.It's important to understand the property value and what kind of tenant you should be attracting.

This is an excellent community of like minded individuals that can greatly help you achieve success in your investing pursuit!

I'm looking to build a 2500 sq ft two level ecofriendly single-family home which incorporates natural surrounding into the design, I'm trying to figure out what my cost should be for architectural plans: elevation, floor plan, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, etc.  

You have security deposit and it's something you can now incorporate into new leases.

I am in talks with a reputable company that signs up proteges in commercial RE, but I am struggling a bit with their terms: the sign-up fee ranges from $10k - $40k, and a definite 50/50 profit split up to $1M mark, meaning the individual gets up to $500k, which could come from cash flow, cashout refi, sale, etc.

In an owner occupied unit, you can have 3 unrelated individuals.

@Michael ChavisAs a novice investor venturing into the real estate realm, immersing yourself in a community of like-minded individuals is paramount.

What kind of relationships do they have with maintenance groups or individuals?

My goals are grand, ambitious, and future proof.I plan to build affordable homes in a way that is self sustaining, and desired by many.I plan to invest into Single family homes, and multi family homes to get the individuals who live in them a better life.I live in Utah, so the market is not the best.

If we go back to managing STR's that we will just use the individual sites to manage the bookings.