Also Since you plan to live there for 3-5 years, it’s easier to manage and maintain, giving you time to learn the ropes of real estate.That said, be mindful of high HOA fees, as they can eat into your margins and affect future cash flow.

To replace the roof on a home with solar panels, to maintain the solar panel warranty, you will need to use their company to remove the panels, store them safely during roof work, and then use their company to replace the panels and make sure they are working again.

- How can I best estimate a breakeven point, and what techniques help maintain positive cash flow through all stages?

Like "renting to section 8 tenants is actually really easy", "your agent is not on your team just connect with people like me doing hundreds of deals every day and use my team instead", that hood properties will have "15-25% net caps" for beginner out of state investors when in reality they will definitely lose money every month due to the rent not being enough $ to maintain a rental property, never mind all the tenant issues involved with this property class or the difficulty of managing them remotely... but he's done thousands of them just this week while sitting on the beach in Florida... 

It's relatively easy to install and maintain. 

The early consensus is that it's an upgrade, but we have yet to really put it through its paces.Stayfi has been great for locations where we have several rental cabins and want to maintain that resort-like feel.

That’s always going to win in the end as to coming out ahead as long as you make smart financial investments (such as maintaining control of your own investments, and making smart choices on properties that cash flow, etc).  

Separate checking accounts not required, but you need to maintain separate books and records.The TREC requirement is correct, but odds of enforcement seem low.

They market it , rent it and maintain it for you but they keep 50% of your profits and limit you from using it for more than a few months a year  under their contracts , contracts are usually for 3 years , if you put it there you can not pull it out.

I want to answer so it benefits this Thread.first most of what Morris is selling is D class not C class its bottom of the barrel hood rat properties.SEcond that tenant class .. is renting for the cheapest rent in the US ..these folks are a flat tire away from not paying rent.when you rent for 600 .. its common to put them into the unit with only 2X the rent If they even check qualification and from what I am hearing in feedback they don't do that PM is weak at best.so here you are your making 1,200 a month and have 600 rent.. that leaves 150 a week to live on.so do the math .. very difficult for these folks to maintain   continuity to their life.. and lets say they get in with 3X rent.. that's 1,800  a month minus taxs say 1,500 car utls food etc.. you can see what tight wire they are at.Take  B or A class renter at 3X rent... rents 1,200  3X verifiable is 3600 a month ... leave 2,400 a month to live on .. not 600 or not 900...