Because of their experience, I was able to get parts of the work covered under code upgrades for things that I did not build back exactly as they were before the claim (e.g. moving plumbing to expand a bathroom).At the end of the day, no one is going to care more about your property than you.

House hacking is a great way to start investing and you could find a place that needs some rehab that you can upgrade over time.

They’ve painted, replaced things, upgraded, etc. prolly best the place will ever look.  

These always result in lost money, wasted time, and broken friendships. 6.

I am too busy to hear about the latest unit that got broken into and stripped.. or the latest drama of tenant who cant or wont pay either their total rent or their portion of the rent after the section 8 payment. and then the constant turn over and cost associated with turnover.. the Investors buying these are not C and D class folks like the tenants that are going to occupy their props so they really have very little clue about how those folks live their life and on the razor sharp edge they are financially.

I was able to terminate the lease early, she wouldn't pay for repairs to the house (carpet stains/cleaning, a broken floor tile etc) and gets off the utilities, but paid a termination fee equivalent to the leftover rent.

Hard stop.I agree that Hubspot is the easiest to use and it's free so well worth the no cost to play with that with under 1,000 leads.RESimpli is something you could upgrade to as you get moving.

I'm a new investor.I have an issue with one of my properties, the heavy rain and winds had broken a branch off the tree, and it fell on the driveway on top of my tenant's car and damage the car, is the landlord's responsibility to fix the car?

The primary in most cases will need to be an upgrade from your current residence, depending on the loan program.

Along with the monthly HOA's, there is always the risk of assessments and these aren't always emergency repairs like cracked walkways, broken elevators etc.