Those willing to go beyond that could be good partners for real estate investors.Traditional banks/Local Banks and non-bank lenders - If they are a portfolio lender, meaning they actually hold on to the loan and don't just collect your payment, then they have the ability to be flexible.

Non paying tenants(as a newbie I did no screening), dead tenants, Silly fines from the city for nothing, attempted robberies where I ended up with the cops pulled guns on me. 30 recently released convicts as neighbors for a while, a jacked up 7' tall transvestite call girl/drug dealer was my least favorite neighbor.

You must exclude the land value, typically allocated based on property tax assessments or an appraisal, as land is non-depreciable.

Many of the folks I worked with back during the dawn of the internet business era have moved on, so this is a learning curve, but I’m embracing it.Partnerships are something I’m open to, whether it’s working on your projects or collaborating on future deals.

There is something to be said for knowing your ideal avatar, but you are taking on a lot more red tape and a lot less learning possibility.When you are a non-local investing out of your area, you are a mark for every deal out there.

It's really unfortunate that people flash their wins on internet, and then other thousands of people naturally try to replicate that.

The only fees I incur are non-guest related repairs which Avantstay handles and the vendors they use are reasonable on cost. 

Once unots come available, the best recourse may be to non renew.Gino

In many cases, it weakens the lender's position as they did not underwrite the buyer and an owner-occupant tends to pay better than non-owner-occupants.

As a neighbor, personally I don't care if someone smoke a little weed every now and then, but if they are smoking non stop 25 times a day, you might lose a good tenant over that.