Negotiating favorable terms is both an art and a science, and in real estate, it's a critical skill that can make or break a deal.

Drywall, for instance, is an art, you can't just watch a YouTube vid a become an expert. 

Credit analysis and underwriting are as much art as science. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

The city itself is established, older neighborhoods, better city amenities (museums, arts/music etc), more pro sports, more hills, bigger river, has a streetcar, arguably better nightlife overall.

Instead, shut off the water to the toilet and place a sign on the door "Art exhibit: Non-functioning bathroom."

When we built up the triplex, we set it up so that each of the 11 rooms can be rented out individually (all BR, except 2, have their own bathroom behind an electronically locked door).

Ultimately it's less of a science than an art, but people rarely truly change so what they did is probably what they'll do.

Vaughn is 40 years old, has a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Business Management from Temple University in Philadelphia, and resides in the City of Tampa, FL.Ms.

Basic staging with an agent usually means they give you insight into how you should:Declutter and depersonalize by removing photos and personal itemsArrange your furniture to improve the room’s flow and make it feel biggerAdd plants, move art, or re-arrange other accessoriesFull-service staging is another option if your house needs more hands-on attention.