Use your best judgement here and choose your battle wisely as their counter argument would rest on when they did "properly identify" you as SII.  

Shutters on the top windows and frames on the bottom windows all painted in same color whatever you end up choosing could work especially with that lower window right by the door. 

There is a wealth of knowledge here in almost any aspect of real estate you choose. 

Now, if you're just choosing between a handwritten or printed sign - with a completely generic message ZERO branding - who knows?  

Driving for dollars is another easy way to find some properties on your own, there's plenty of resources on BP for this.If its the former, maybe you should choose a property you can get for cheap that may have minimal cash flow just to get that first one done.

Words are very powerful, I choose to use them to build up not pull down. 

My finance's cousin does college student housing already so I have a mentor should I choose to go that route, but I am leaning towards clientele a little higher up the income/responsibility spectrum, although I haven't ruled it out yet.

This will be my first if I choose to proceed.   

This will be my first if I choose to proceed.   

My dilemma is:3 years "cash flow" = ~$40-60kOR3 years equity = $150k+What would you choose?