This allows entry without a key, and allows me to change the lock as needed if I don't want someone in there.As an agent, I provide contacts to my clients who will do these things, and occasionally I will do favors for past clients who need someone to open the door or quickly supervise an appointment; of course not all agents will do this or for free.  

To me the biggest takeaway is that as real estate professionals, we always talk about location, location, location.

Readers should seek professional advice.

So, your focus may need to pivot from high rental cash flow to little to no cash flow as a rental with an appreciation upside.I would recommend taking your $150K to $200K and securing a solid equity position in something that will cover its expenses and maybe provide a small cash flow, but then is poised to appreciate nicely over the course of the next several years. 

Managing five rentals can eat up a ton of time in any given week, often at times that are inconvenient to you and your personal interests (family, hobbies, travel, etc.).Of course you can manage on your own.

Quote from @Polat Caglayan: What do professional investors think about Detroit's course and future? 

If you're free Feb 6th, I hope that you might be able to make it to our event: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1224992-brew...Luke Nelsen will be discussing how he went from owning a duplex to owning 2 motels over the course of 4yrs.

How keep it legal of course but more importantly how to do if effectively.

Hello all,Has anyone sold a short term rental owned over a year  as a non real estate professional that qualified as short term capital gains tax deductions with expenses and depreciation?

There are a lot of websites that offer the course online, or if you have a college near you, they also typically offer a class that satisfies the pre-licensing requirement.