This can give me 5 extra hours of reading/listening time per week.

Since they have been great tenants, I would just charge extra pet rent!

And until you have a proven track record, you are likely to have difficulty convincing private backers that you are a solid investment.

And until you have a proven track record, you are likely to have difficulty convincing private backers that you are a solid investment.

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

If you're going to save $500/month, I think that will be pretty fast.If you're worried about extending your pay-off, you could always put that extra money towards the mortgage each month or check out "velocity banking."

And don't forget... if you don't have a W2 job... getting financing is really difficult.  I

Basically, anything other then 25% down and bank financing could qualify.Using a HELOC for a down payment is a pretty common strategy.You need to look at what the extra costs of the HELOC will be and figure that into your calculations, probably off-line in a spread sheet.

I had a client at the state department, that we had difficulty doing a final employment verification on.

(If so, they will probably charge you extra to bring installers out that far).