That sounds like a nice property.

Probably not; I've done pretty well myself from them, and you're a smart and nice guy so I would be shocked if you *weren't* killing it!

Section 8 could also work as a hybrid strategy here; the stable income is nice, and with good property management, it’s pretty hands-off.

Things are going well so far - I am using Grant Shipman's model (LivingSmith) instead of padsplit, which works great for me.How nice are the neighborhoods you invest in? 

Such a nice post to read after some of the others today, Lol.  

The popcorn machine is nice, but not something that will be a deciding factor in bookings. 

In my opinion that is rarely necessary for a rental rehab unless perhaps this will be a really nice rental in an upscale area.

On the advice of the fireplace guy who did our last cleaning/inspection, we sanded down the brick inside and painted it with the high heat black paint, and it states in the lease that they may use a fireplace-style candelabra if they'd like, but any other use will trigger all the rules in the Fireplace Addendum.   

I’ve seen Windsor hills and it looks nice, hoa seems high though.

Here is a nice article from Biggerpockets for MTR 101 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-to-invest-in-medium-t...