The contractor suggested building a French drain along the fence line and finishing it off with a retainer wall to match the others the builder did.

People think it's inexpensive to install a Washer & Dryer, but getting the gas, electrical, water, and drain/vent there is usually quite expensive.Here in Chicago, we always want to be at the top of the market regardless of the competition, so we almost always install a W/D when we renovate our properties, even in some of the less desirable neighborhoods.

The problem with those is that you have to integrate your account via API with Twilio and you won't be able to scale your daily texting volume past 100-200 texts a day before your account starts getting blocked for sending too much and for not being compliant

Here are some numbers: Current PITI: $3,970Estimated rent: $4500-$5000 (there are several homes within 4 blocks of mine that owners have turned into rentals and I've been able to compare online pics to our home, so I am confident this is a good estimate)Sq ft: 1790Estimated sale price today: 1150000-1250000Mortgage balance: 612,000I would self manage. 

just send a payment request and block the days or even better get them to pay via zelle and block the days.

With all the money they had made from the show they bought a few city blocks in the heart of the neglected downtown of Waco, applied their renovation magic to it, and quickly built a beautiful Magnolia campus in the heart of the city.

It is not uncommon to have to park blocks away from your residence.  

Your informative account has helped fill-in a few progress blocks in my own process. 

Especially since later you're going to have the rooms full of furniture, and have to block off time with no bookings.I bought my STR with carpet in the 4 bedrooms and didn't have the budget then to replace them with hard flooring.

For instance, you can't block off May through December on your calendar - it will stay open and show as available to guests, and you'll need to explain in your description that you won't be renting it then.