Also, I would love to hear from you privately about how things are going for you.

Private Money vs Hard Money:Primate money is negotiable.

Also, if you know the supervisor to speak to when you get an issue, this helps ;-)With private provider plan review, this is indeed an option, and the building department is required to reduce the permit fee.  

I have yet to have a guest ask for a refill or mention the quality (I tried to pick a nice-looking, not-too-expensive brand).Be careful with the scents -- I had a run of people pulling out and hiding the scents and one or two people complained that they were scent-sensitive in private notes. 

Great replies here, and thank you for sharing examples of what you have or have not done as a private landlord.I do think there is a time and place to offer concessions, just not for people like you and me that are owning/managing portfolios smaller than an apartment complex with 100's of units.

I think the main thing I am learning here is to adjust the profit share between myself and my private money partners.

If you have access to private equity then sure, but if you want to buy properties yourself then at best you are looking at 1-2 per year if you have really good income. 3.

It was great to get our heads in the game, and got us to move quicker to get a house (since we were basically forced to get a pre-approved loan in order to tour houses...).

They obtain and manage capital, whether it’s private equity/debt, bank financing or personal capital.

Did you guys ever raise private money?