Are there any low cost amenities you could include to make your place stand out, ie firepit, games, etc.?

Before the work could be done, I had to set contingency funds aside in case something went wrong.

Command a better price or don't use a HELOC to fund it.

When I was working at an STR Fund, it was a relatively long process to get our homes listed on other sites besides AirBnB & VRBO.

Then, once you have a new lease in place with a start date, calculate your lost rent - which will likely wipe out any security deposit funding he/she might get back.

These fly-by-night people charge low, thinking it is easy work and does not take any time.

Once you have an idea of the cash flow in the future state you can then spend most of your time determining the funding for renovations to get the property to that point.

Once you vacate your old primary and covert it as an investment, then you can cont. buying your next property as a primary residence with low down payment and lower rates than investment property.

The $45 is most likely a late fee.So, as the funds are received from the Attorney, they are applied to all charges in arrears.

I'd like to continue self-managing and trying to run as lean as possible while trying to get the snowball growing, and am now looking at ways to eliminate as much of the week to week and annual management overhead as possible, while keeping my expenses low while my cashflow is low.