And the truth be told, he can afford to do that at this point simply because his primary source of capital is from his $10k a ticket "hype-you-up" conferences, book sales, and his sales training programs.

Use your ability to be an owner occupant - that is the ticket to getting the best mortgage terms possible.  

Time to buy a lottery ticket Jessie Niu before your luck runs out!

If I were out of state I would think it would be cost prohibitive for me to 1) take my time to fly out 2)pay for the ticket 3) spend the time here until it's done.

Add all those big ticket items together and you're going to be coming up short BIGLY! 

I will, however, point to all of their education could be found on Amazon for near the same price of a $100 ticket.  

4br/3ba SFR1900+ sqftLot: 6,655 sqftBuilt: 1988Location: Palmdale, CA (Far East side, Think 50th and Ave R) - 60mi Northeast of LANeeds $50K renovations (big ticket items - Kitchen: refinish cabinets (not replace), stone counters, tile backsplash, faucets, appliances, tile flooring, recessed lighting - Master Bath: Stone (or less expensive alternative) counters, recessed lighting, new double mirrors, double faucets, glass shower enclosure, new tub, new toilet, tile flooring, replace broken windows - Back Patio: Refresh and replace all rotted wood on patio cover; paint) -- Main level: laminate wood flooring -- Upper level: Carpet throughout) - Roof Good, Plumbing good, HW Heater may need to be replaced, HVAC will need inspection and cleaning.

The maintenance request ticketing setup has very detailed tracking of progress and notes which I like a lot.

If you have cash reserves or lines of credit, you will not be forced into a "must sell" situation or lose your cash flow to big ticket captial expenses or even vacancies.

TC's customer service seems to take one full day to respond to anything which is not that great, and I haven't needed to submit any support tickets for Avail at all.My questions are: is there anything I've missed in considering/comparing the two?