Also <most times> adding a extra bedroom but not adding sq ft doesn’t help much on ARV specially currently being under 1,500sq ft.

So when I was getting closing to signing on the load it cost me %.5 extra in interest because the property wasn't occupied. 

Property was more disgusting than we anticipated and we had to put extra money into deeper cleaning.

Because interest rates are high right now it probably doesn’t make sense to pull extra cash just to stick it in a bank account.

Property was more disgusting than we anticipated and we had to put extra money into deeper cleaning.

First, don't use REI Reply, it's just a white-labelled/private-agency version of GoHighLevel (the actual provider of the CRM) that they just mark up and charge you extra for everything you do (every text, email, etc is 2-10x more expensive than just linking twilio/mailgun to your GHL account, etc).With that out of the way, you can get to making workflows.

It’s worth the extra effort to protect your investment.

That has led them to continue to jack up rent prices and often, push out good tenants for the sake of an extra $100/month.

Just pick a route, get extra liability and focus on growing. 

But there are also some real challenges, like dealing with lower tenant quality on average, the extra red tape, annual inspections, and the longer time it takes to get tenants placed compared to the open market.