Personally, I have no issues making the full monthly payments from the start, so it seems unnecessary to pay the buydown payment just to have lower payments in the first two years.Additionally, my lender said that if I refinance before the 2-year period is over, the remaining buydown payment would be applied to the principal.

It sounded like it can be easy to "pierce the vail" of an LLC for a personal injury lawyer to go after personal assets (they sue the LLC and then they sue you).

I don't think that would have been possible with short term rentals.I personally see the risk with short term rentals in a lot of the markets.

I would partner up with a Private Money person in your market..

I personally don't like busy streets.  

I'm currently exploring different housing platforms that offer a more personalized experience compared to the usual big names like Airbnb and VRBO.

I would do that all day long, personally.  

Personally, I'm hoping they bring on a portal for tenant maintenance requests.

Some contractors have insurance, some are 1 man band with no overhead, quality of work factors into cost, level of finishes.We created a calculator for our clients to use here in Chicago, specific to our renovation pricing, but even that is just a guess based on some assumptions.If you can find a quality general contractor, pay them like @Bruce Woodruff mentioned, and it will make your life so much easier...you may eat into some of your profits, but being able to rinse and repeat with someone you trust is priceless!

1) Specifically looking at the midwest, I personally am doing a lot of business in Ohio.