This post is really meant to help me gain a firm grasp on the rental market here.

Speaking to one another I felt I had a firm grasp and understanding of what your requirements were of your team and hopefully provided some transparency on how our process works - and why we’re unfortunately not able to meet those requirements.

The good thing about that is that it forces you to really examine your market and get a good grasp on what the competition is offering and how it's being priced.

Finance and computer science.Finance helps a lot on the lending end and just grasping things that go on in the industry and REI.Computer sci, not really so much but the systems and design aspects help in other planning areas.

I apologize if this is a dumb question but I can’t seem to grasp how I can take advantage of the HELOC for my home.

I would imagine from all of his comments that he has had a pretty good grasp on how to do business the right way.  

Including costs associated with that.I also don’t feel like I have a great grasp on the numbers I would be looking at with Airbnb, cleaning, etc.Verification of the areas success and help with finding what/who I need to successfully self manage from further away would really help me pull the trigger to reach my actual dream.

@Kevin Hill, you have a great grasp of that.When I hear from new investors, it seems like they believe investing fits inside a nice box.

Can you muster up the bare empathy to see things the way the tenant probably would and the taste this would leave in any elected official's mouth if they had to adjudicate a petty, grasping, little dispute like this?

Your story is starting to sound like your grasping at straws more and more.