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.

Maintain detailed records of all renovation expenses to substantiate deductions and ensure compliance.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

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).  

Books are important to maintain because it keeps track of the performance of the partnership not only for one year but over several years.Partners normally have the right to inspect the books.Will the accountant you work with either maintain the books for you or help you make sure its done correctly?

- 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... 

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.

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.

It's relatively easy to install and maintain.