My first rental was a gut  job on a 750 sq foot house.

It could mean closer to traffic, noise and crime which is always worse.

Hi there, looking for some advice on putting my best foot forward.

@Courtney HamiltonI have found that my rental listings are no longer Auto pushed to Zillow even though Zillow generates by far the most traffic for a rental listing almost 70% of the leads are from ZillowWhen you do your market analysis I would highly recommend pricing your property $50 below your competition because best products and best price equals the best tenant.

You can expect to pay $150 - $300 per square foot, which is what it would cost to build an ordinary home.

In this case, I billed them and then sent my handyman over to figure out why it was so high, and he uncovered the issue, but fortunately I did not have to foot that bill.Follow your local laws & find a way to sub-meter.

The last time I did an insurance MTR it involved my work truck, an alternating current generator, 150 feet of extension cord, a sawzall, an appliance dolly, my 14 foot trailer, a house with fire damage and a $3000 Samsung French door fridge.Don't expect to make any money without doing any work.

I went through a 750,000 openhouse with sold/pending sign that had a 100 foot 32000 volt high tension tower so close I could hit it with a baseball (in my youth).

Calculating the Deduction: Choose between the simplified method (a flat rate per square foot) or the regular method (actual expenses).How do you manage your home office deductions?

If you don't trust me with your money, we're on the wrong foot already.This is not to say that there're no sh**ty attorneys/CPAs or that there're no ethical contractors.