Here's the icing on the cake: his central air failed earlier this summer and he now has at least five window units on the house, propped up with two-by-two sticks!

Otherwise, it's vanilla ice cream trying to help chocolate ice cream become a strawberry sundae.

I like the soffit vents with a ridge vent as convection moves the air nicely to prevent ice dams and keeps the roof cool in the summer.Currently there is no ventilation.

I have family coming to GA sometime in the spring and then was looking to take a trip to Alaska to see the Northern lights and world ice sculpting championships.

Either way, the chances of people being mad now or later are high...Passive losses are the icing on the cake, nothing more and nothing less.

I agree on the ice & water fridges.

But still that’s something I’m not taking into account and it’ll just be icing on the top.Also if you’re going to ask me where we’re coming up with the 325k to build and why we just didn’t buy a duplex/triplex in the first place.

As to wifi thermostats - if you provide the wifi, I guess that might be a worthwhile option, but if you don't ...Even with you controlling the thermostat, tenants have cleverly identified methods to "defeat" landlord controls, such as ice packs placed in proximity to the thermostat, or just opening windows in the room where the thermostat is located. 

I thight it would be a good ice breaker across all ethnicities..lol

Samantha,Not sure if you're still looking for input from investors, but since I just discovered your thread researching MACK I figured I'd chime in.Unfortunately I don't have any experience with the software itself, but I can give you some thoughts on what I look at when studying a proforma.An ideal proforma for me includes:Multiple external and internal photos of the propertyRehab status# of beds, baths, garageMarket rents (or, if rents are estimated using something like the 1% rule, noting how they were derivedDefault allowances for vacancies and maintenance reserves > 0% (this was one thing that immediately turned me off in the "available properties" email I got from MACK last week)Monthly mortgage payment estimates assuming a 20% or 25% down paymentInsurance estimatesProperty tax estimatesCash flow ($), Cap rate, cash-on-cash return, return on equity, and ROI (with both cash-only and leveraged #s displayed where relevantMonthly & annual views of income & expense estimates10/20/30-year financial scenarios for all of the key measures of returnNeighborhood info is icing on the cake -- schools, crime rate, public transit, and compsI realize that's a lot to absorb.