Also while inflation may seem to help, If you can brake even after 5 years then you have lost a lot of money in "Inflation Adjusted" dollars.

We replaced the microwave because it stated on the lease only because it was old but when we put in a new one we revised the lease and had them sign it that if this microwave breaks THEY will need to replace it, guess what it never broke.We replaced celing fan and sliding door we deducted from their deposit.We never include washer and dryer they need to bring there own.When appliances are broken by tenants we do replace with semi used ones and have them sign a revised lease that they agree to replace if they brake it.

It's a feature that allows tenants to brake their monthly payment into 2-4 smaller payments over the month, while the landlord is still getting paid on the rent due date, no changes.

It's a multi step plan and each step of the way it is massaging my credit profile so I just want to be smart about it without dragging everything out too much because I dont want to cut too deep into my credit or DTI because that really pumps the brakes on the next step.

Sounds like I should pump the brakes on this one and not do business with family.

Technically I (as a FHA borrower) would be renting more than 30 days to the LLC thus not braking any FHA rules, right ? 

As for appliances, it depends on why things are braking. 

Thanks for helping someone apply the brakes. :)

(not to say that you are scamming people, just decribing the perception and perception can make or brake you in business.

Yes they've hit the brakes on growth, but that's probably an aberration in the macro-trend.