As soon as summer arrived, I started taking it more seriously.

I give my PM 12 percent of revenue to manage everything except the Airbnb / VRBO listings and pre-arrival guest communication.

Keep in mind that there are often availability issues when it comes to brand new furniture on-island, so I'd recommend ordering the pieces you want beforehand so that they are ready to go upon your arrival. 

My financial metrics include CoC for the first year, IRR, and a discounted cash flow analysis to arrive at the NPV of an investment.

I left Berkeley at 6:20 am this morning and arrived in Palo alto at 7:20 am, and that's during COVID.

Also I have about 1-2 years before I fully move so my goal is to have a small portfolio when I arrive:) I am familiar with the midwest area and will relocate there so looking at IL, MI, OH region.

My renters know to unplug it when they arrive, and plug it back in when they leave.

@Roberto Costa 6.125% seems a bit normal depending on other factors and how the lender arrives at that rate. your credit scores, NOI and the costs of the loan.

One projects has a small balloon note due in two years and we are going to offer to pay it off at roughly half price to the seller that carried the paper.How do you normally arrive at your offer price for these types of scenarios?

I looked for emails everyday and it has not arrived.