@Otis Duffy well he told me that we were acting as realtors and therefore was illegal because our fee is counted as commission. 

My taxes come second and electric third, then heating oil. ( I Didn't count groceries simply b/c we never do when looking at investment numbers :) )So from a SFR standpoint my community is horrible for SFR investment.

I may not have an answer to your question, but you can count on me as a customer.

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My name is Gus Tsesmeloglou and I just bought my first rental via HEL. I'm a PE teacher and I'm just getting started with real estate investing. My wife and I are super pumped about this and we are se...

Good gauge for rental market in Midland is rig count. 

It is my understanding that in calculating effective income for an FHA loan, non-taxable income (like child support for instance) may be grossed up at the greater of 15% or the borrower's tax rate for the previous year.Do 401(k) contributions count as non-taxable income since the borrower received the economic benefit but did not pay tax on it since it was deducted from his/her paycheck?

However, removing that criteria from Listsource does not yield extra leads - the count stays the same.

You can't realistically count the last week (Thanksgiving week) in your 3.5 weeks.

Don't count on 100% occupancy, but even 60% will leave you better than a normal rental. 

As long as you're not counting on appreciation for your exit strategies, cycles don't matter. 10% ROI would not be considered very good in the buy and hold rental world, and that's before the tax benefits.