You’re in a win win situation no matter what however I guess you would also want to take in account any major cap x repairs that might be coming up soon in the future you might want to avoid paying. 

But we parted ways and while it is a lot more work, I'm learning so much AND it's more satisfying to me- to have that control, end of day.I would consider working with the right PM company again in the future.

If you want to run your investment like a business you 100% need to establish a solid screening process that makes placing tenants in the future easier.

It’s awesome to see your passion for real estate investing and your clear goals for the future.

This is the BEST $100 you will ever spend, and if you listen to Amanda Han's tax book, you'll know it's also likely a business expense for you to write off :) https://biggerpockets.supercast.com/My perfect way to learn from the BP books is to listen to the audio book through the subscription above, then books that really stand out to me I go old school and get the physical copy so that I can re-read it, take notes in the margins, and put post it notes so key points are easier for me to re-reference in the future.

Karin,I know I’m a bit late to this post, but I’d like to offer some advice for your future investments.

We have offered to allow her to pay a reduced rent for the first few months as well but I am worried that may create some sort of limit on how much we can raise the rent on her in the future.

I hope with this extra info you can see more clear my current and future goals. 

However, this could limit your ability to complete a future 1031 exchange with that property. 

I'd like to add another SFH to the business  in the near future with the main goal being grow the business as fast as possible.