Here are a few strategies you might consider:House hacking is the practice of residing in one unit of a multi-unit building while renting out the others in order to pay off your mortgage or bring in extra cash.

“Usually” the assesment is for shortages last year and anticipated shortages for the next 12 months.

On my rentals i will pay for the rental insurance it usually cost me 40 a year, so its worth it for me to make sure it is always on the property. 

Thanks Colleen, I have considered exactly what you said and have a company coming Friday to install a metal fence around the pool for extra safety.

Obviously the former guarantees an extra $30 a month of income (in retrospect), but the latter is way cheaper and it will take, 50-66 months (4-6 years), to pay back.

These considered, not sure the potential extra profit would be worth the hassle.

If we clean it up, it encourages them to be irresponsible, if we 'fine' everyone in the house it creates a problem.A guest might be headed to Boston for their next training rotation and the other returning to South Sudan, and they see the trunk where we keep extra pillows, blankets, etc. 

If the list price is pushing the envelope high as is usual fashion in Portland Metro, it will just sit without many showings at all, until price is lowered, all the while teetering on the "what's wrong with it" days-on-market pendulum .

It is not usually very accurate. 

Anything received before that period is already part of your bank balance so they usually dont get digging beyond that.I work with a company that allows gift funds for DSCR loans however whether that is allowed or not varies with each lender.