No extra unit will ever berented in it.

Our 275 sq ft furnished garage should rent for $1600 - $1800/mo and the only extra fees compared to long term is $99/yr to post on furnishedfinders.com. ...I should have this finished by the end of next month, so can keep you updated on whether this plan works and what we rent for. 

So she took that extra space, added a wall and a hidden door and poof!

So, generally, they'll talk to you with rose-tinted glasses and have you drink the cool aid.It doesn't mean you can't find a deal though.

I thought I was overcharged for my rehabs, especially because I didn’t have a solid process for oversight in place initially.I ended up having my property manager oversee the rehab projects, which helped but came at an extra cost—around 10% of the total rehab budget.

Also, how much time do you want to spend doing real estate vs. your main job or extra work in order to fund it.

It needs to be permitted to be qualified as an extra bed room.

-Booking.com is a very large and established company that has been around much longer than airbnb and vrboCons:-more listings to make sure are all staying maintained assuming you are also on airbnb and vrbo-you have to pay them their commission back at the end of each month which is a pain in the a** and is an unnecessary extra step-payouts can take longer as you mentioned-it has been impossible for me to find anyway to contact customer service over the phone and instead you have to refer to their forums and FAQs for any answers you need.Hope you found this helpful.

If you don't intend to do that right away then do the 20% and save the extra cash flow.

They will promise upgraded furniture or extras to keep your money.