I'm presuming your hoa is about $250 a month, which is roughly $50k in regards to a monthly mortgage.Also, definitely check out any kind of smart thermostat if you don't already have one.

This is exactly the kind of personal experience/story that people, including me, can learn from. 

Time is a big factor when it comes to this kind of thing.

Bill never gave Kevin an Agency Disclosure form nor spoke to Kevin about Dual Agency and any kind of Agency disclosure was never signed.A Contract of Sale was faxed to Kevin from the Seller, let's call him Mike.In June 2017, Kevin reviewed and signed a Contract of Sale as the Purchaser for a Property in Brooklyn, NY and put down close to $400k for the Deposit on Contract (Earnest Money).

I have wasted allot of money in delays because I am not there so I advise waiting for that kind of investing and only go with turn key places already in motion.....best of luck...By the Way, 1-4 plex can be used for a VA loan so long as you or your wife owner occupy...  

It’s less hassle, there’s no out-of-pocket money for rehab, there’s no risk of the ARV appraisal coming in low (soooooo many threads on this are sitting on BP), etc.Buying this kind of property is boring, less active, the “story” isn’t fun, there’s nothing sexy about locking in a low interest rate, etc.

I've installed inside the windowsill on block which is kind of a pain because it's block, but usually the blind sits outside of the windowsill.  

I use Cozy.....but if you weren't happy with Smartmove, you many not like Cozy either....kind of same concept....everything is filled out online by the tenant unless you want to input all the data and collect the fee etc

@Drew Brown  Sorry for the delay, busy season.....We do rent a few more remote properties (but not too far from office) and have turned down many....A main criteria that there would be some kind of phone service, land line or access...Many areas outside of the cities have shaky cell service so not being able to have someone contact us in an emergency, to me, is not workable. 

@Khader MohBP does not allow us to post services of any kind in the forums so I had to private message you.