I own a duplex, where one unit is being rented out as a long-term rental (LTR) and the other as a short-term rental (STR). My CPA advised me to split the generic costs such as property tax and water bills equally betw...

Definitely understand the frustration of your seller financing issue.

+95% of agents only have experience dealing with owner-occupied transactions - which are mostly EMOTIONAL decision based.You can ID these types of agents easily by asking them:1) If they are RE investors themselves.

This is the best way to eliminate gut or emotional decision making.

I've used various types of lease formats for different owners, and have never had an issue with the lease format for either one of the housing authorities in Dauphin county. 

@Chris Holmes Obviously this community is heavy on REI and group think issues.

I would like to hear from "PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS"  type of flipping / buy-n-hold, as well as the pros and cons of doing so.The first issue that comes to mind is where to get funding on a property with such low entry value.Coffee talk amongst yourselves and get back to me.

I am fortunate to have a very good paying job, so saving for more investments is not an issue, and the risks I’m willing to take can be a bit higher than the average beginner in real estate.

If you give up a little on the front to acquire a nice longer-term asset for your portfolio, the price becomes less of an issue. 

Also Zelle doesn't allow for the ability to individually enable/disable a tenant in the system.Money orders require driving over to pick up, or the tenant sending them late and then the late fee issue is still there.