I use a combination of their messaging tool and direct messages/calling.

(They both shrink your pool or buyers and combining them really shrinks the pool.)Assuming you don’t plan to do a 1031 exchange you’ll also pay higher taxes if you can’t spread them over two calendar years, but not much. 

I have a friend who owns 10 or so units near here so we are thinking of spliting some of the cost and combining all the units together.

With todays borrowing rates it’s inconsequential.Hi Rocky, the power isn't in the individual investment return (although obviously the higher, the better) but in the stacking of the monthly income combined with leverage.

Solid comment but also adding that 0.90x DSCR is not a hard minimum, a good amount (probably not a majority but not super rare) have "no ratio" DSCR loan programs with no min DSCR

Again, these are normally in the lower tier  neighborhoods that rarely perform on resale as their appraisal may suggest.

It's a rare time in history for this.

I rarely use OPM to fund a rehab but I sometimes use OPM to fund an acquisition.

If she pays, then your really out of luck and you have to sue her in court for breaking the lease and damages.In general, I don't take people to court once I have the property back as the attorney fees and the fact you RARELY collect on any judgements (15% of the time or less) eats any profit and wastes your time.

.$8kish / year or so on routine and reactive maintenance combined which should include your cleanings, lawn care, maintenance calls ect. 12% per month of gross rents should be a good estimate if you want to look at it like that!