If you dated for months, really had an intention to tie the knot and even gave her an engagement ring, but it did not work out in the end... 

If 2 work out you’re probably onto something and can get bigger while barely risking principle…  

Your capital is available to do it, but that doesn't mean it will work out well.

They have a place they could potentially close on by the end of the year, but its new construction and the closing is subject to change based on the builder (and the area was just in the path of Beryl, so that timeline could have been impacted), so if that's the only thing they're thinking of exchanging into, I'm inclined to suggest they consider consuming the losses now for simplicity's sake, especially if the exchange timeline can't be guaranteed to work out.

I got tired if that routine and went and found a smaller tax operation where my first question was -“ I want these filed on time - Can you do that?

AI-powered platforms can be a useful tool to manage the routine tasks of a landlord such as collecting rent, tenant screening, maintenance requests and tenant communications.

Doing nothing and expecting the market to figure things out for you generally doesn't work out.

For the ongoing/routine items, I'm less sure - though have a pretty good idea of some routine stuff, like lawn mowing, other things feel like a complete guess, like how many plumbing calls will I'll need per year per unit? 

The evictee will be in there giving great advice if anything doesn't work out...It's important that you document what you screening criteria are (a policy) and stick to it. 

If you find this route won't work out, and decide to keep it as an investment property, lenders will want to see the following for a short term loan: 1.