Do your research, don't over extend yourself, and seek out a grey hair mentor who has done what you are seeking to do.  

These seem like necessary items, but most clogs are charged to a tenant because it is their hair or their excessive use of toilet paper that causes a clog. 

I say this because I want to affirm for you that there are certainly instances when it is advantageous to begin NOT in your local market.

We're really splitting hairs here.

Examples: modeling, escorts, sales of hair products.It should not be deductible to just maintain professional appearance, as in traditional sales, executive jobs, customer service etc.

Purchased in '14 for a hair over $200K, put $20K into finishing basement, appraised for $230K in '15 and should now appraise for $260K+ based upon recent activity in the neighborhood. 

I have to say though our customer service departments in our major metros here are truly unbelievable help to the hair on fire investors.And of course we prepped our own deeds got with the seller to notarize and ran them to the courthouse to record them.. then we would courier the reinstatement cashiers check to the foreclosure trustee ( in those days based mostly in Seattle)  we had the gal at the law office on speed dial.. its was pretty exciting really.

Just note, that not all guests like pets, so remnants of pets in homes (pee stains, smells, pet hair etc) can hurt reviews.

My husband and I are both self employed (I am a hair stylist) and were always told to write off write off write off, so our tax returns bite us in the *** when it comes to financing. 

In this case 9,600/193,000 which is just a hair under 5%