You will also need to budget for towels and bedsheets, as you will need at least 2 turns (stays) worth of those things, possibly 3.  

There is a local underground referral system where the bad tenants actually tell other bad apples about a landlord being "soft" so they can be the next to take advantage and skimp on rent.

Highly doubt Tile would make the floor bow unless the floor is made of wet paper towels.

My thought would be to at least have four properties (to my knowledge, this is the soft limit without going through portfolio lenders?)

I'm working on my third property, another duplex in a (nicer) area of the city...I admit, I had poor management before and almost threw in the towel.  

Parts of my market are very soft.

I don't feel the need to have a million buyers at the ready and since I don't know my numbers as well as the seasoned rehabbers I go to them for a soft number.

So far, at least here, it looks like the "soft landing" most economists dream of, rather than the sudden crash that terrifies people.

I don’t get soft; stick to your business practice and move swiftly.To your success!

So we offer furnished but we do not provide the towels and linens during the mid-term rental.