I'd insist that he find a non-related handyman or change PM's.I agree a huge red flag to me is 24 hours of labor.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of buying a seller financed home?

I went to an event recently & it was so much worse than just than 7 years ago (might be related that Jonathon was his top coach then & trained the other coaches & now Jonathon is not there).McCall is a complete waste of money. 

I think real estate investing is absolutely the way to go thanks to the cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits! 

As it relates to lease end dates I've seen two things work here. 1) You can stagger end dates as mentioned above or 2) you can optimize for summer - this works better for us in areas where you see students or families with school age children moving to align with the summmer months.Separately, this is a great argument against month-to-month leases.  

There are some benefits to having an LLC on reduced liability, but there are more expenses. 

A benefit of this setup is that VRBO still processes payments and handles the transaction.

The benefits of the DSCR vs.

If the loan amount you are looking for is small relative to the value of the first and the second property combined, they are very well secured on a LTV%; ask for a 1% point lower rate.If you don't want to Cross Collateralize, do you have any CD's or MM you can transfer to this bank as collateral. 

Prices are still relatively low compared to many other metros, and rental demand remains strong.I built my portfolio to 12 doors there while living in Detroit (now back in California) and have seen firsthand how the right strategy can still work.