Just curious if you find it makes a difference updating your photos on a somewhat regular basis or tend to leave the STR photos the same once you have somewhat found a sweet spot?

Did you lie to the mortgage co and produce a “bogus” lease in order to obtain financing?  

But a lot of bank employees, real estate agents and regular people don't know it or they just don't believe it.

Real estate is basically an income producing and or capital gain producing investment.  

@Nick Rivers If you've already taken courses and webinars, then the only thing that will help you become more proficient is by actually underwriting deals on a regular basis. 

If I leave this amount in Sch-E, I get taxed at ordinary income tax rate at Federal and State level, which along with my regular W2 income can be substantial.

They can't assess all the subjective data like overall layout, view from the living room window, the dogs next door that bark all day, the width of doorways, size of individual rooms, quality of kitchen cabinets and appliances, etc.The best thing to do is study your market regularly.

I make my regular interest-only payments for the first 7 or 8 months, and my interest-only period lasts 5 years.

But when it comes to choosing or creating investments that will produce a return along with personal fulfillment or enjoyment, then I say it definitely matters what you invest in and where you invest.  

- If the Association Fees are regularly increasing or the Association is poorly funded - SELL.3) How much of your TIME do you want to invest in all this?