Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

My assumption has been DSCR is the main driver, coming from my institutional experience (larger deals) we usually target a 1.2 and over DSCR.

Before listing it, I had lots of expenses, including painting, floor refinishing, plumbing repairs, staging, cleaning, etc.In a 1031 exchange, I purchased two small multifamily homes which also have some roof work, painting, plumbing, etc. 

In my initial communication I make sure that they have read the entire ad including the acceptance criteria.

Only thing is, I'm finding the main companies start at about $300 a month.

If I house hack and live on the property, I sacrifice living in my own home which has been my main goal over the last couple years. 

Market rent was about $3,300 at the time, but we agreed to a $5,000/month rent that includes $1,000 rent credit (which was stated on the option contract, not the lease contract). 

Data, data, data.We do NOT guess on appreciation, we have data and fact driven details, knowledge and insight of what the future is, the numbers, and fact based future casting for EVERYTHING including median home price etc.. 

when you "hearing" stuffs, you have to investigate deep dive and ask for pragmatical answer, including pro and cons.

Open to most types of RE including land/SFH/MF/Commercial RE as long as its mostly passive, and can meet most investment minimums/accredited investor.