I enjoy finding creative ways to monetize normally overlooked spaces at my rental properties.  I've been successful at renting out detached garages on a few of my properties.  I'm soon closing on a multi-family proper...

At least in my area, it's cheaper to own a condo with the HOA dues than it is to pay for all the utilities, snow removal, waste management, maintenance, etc, that goes along with an SFR.

Be sure to consult with your CPA to determine if you can utilize these deductions based on your specific tax situation.

Thanks The income approach is generally utilized for 5+ units.  

Most states allow you to hire your own adjustor to come up with your own damage amount and then argue with the insurance company about.The insurance company will want to see the signed lease, proof of funds the tenant paid and confirmation the utilities were on and preferably in the tenant's name.

Another avenue would be to call your utility companies and ask about installing additional meters.

Utilized a Solo401k to purchase our first few properties.

Now I aim for bigger and better, I want to buy a home FOR airbnb but I still want to simultaneously still do airbnb arbitrage, the benefits are just too great at the moment and to be honest a lot of the money profit wise I just have been utilizing to put back into the business and further expanding, paying off business line of credit and such.

You say things like "It was understood that I would continue to utilize the garage and one room for storage as I transitioned to living out of state."

If you use different sources it will be difficult to calibrate the different scores, but think of it as a percentage of the max available score.This particular score seems to be based on an applicant's credit history, including payment history, credit utilization, and credit availability.