They need to understand the type of tenant that you’re expecting and the qualification standards you want to instill.

It just means you get less for the hassle and work,    and you run the risk for example of getting rent controlled (HB 1389 in still alive in the 2023 state legislative session)  to that low value.   

My father is a local commercial real estate developer, so he has instilled in me the idea of financial freedom since before I could even understand what that really meant.

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The maximum monthly mortgage payment will be limited to 75% of the total rental income (the unit you would be living in still counts toward this number).

Or some type of insight to instill some hope for the future? 

Ultimately, I'm seeking perhaps a guide or set of best practices that I may be able to instill in my own rentals.

Normally I would charge a minimum instillation fee just to cover materials, gas for the truck and my time. 

The process I experienced 2nd hand at my neighbors house didn’t instill much confidence in their model.

I spend a lot of time helping new investors and one of the first things I try to instill in them is to think in decades, not months.