There's cash flow and then there's appreciation- it's rare that you get a lot of both, you have to pick one or a bit of each.

It rarely ends well.

Rarely do I just charge one months rent as a deposit.I base this on background check and credit score.I have found that if the deposit is more than one months rent that more tenants will actually pay the last months rent, clean the house and turn over the keys with the house in rent-able condition.If the rent equals one months rent then they will sometimes not pay the last months rent and tell you to keep the deposit to cover the last months rent.

You have to read the ordnance, but typically there is a ‘permitted use’ which is the zoning class, then there are ‘prohibited uses,’ and in between there may be some combination of ‘’conditional uses’ or ‘performance standards’ where you can potentially use it for another authorized purpose.

Admittedly, I haven't done much research on the real data of such events but I have seen the destruction these things are capable of and the potential damage to the property in a still rare but possible nightmare scenario for a landlord.

We have a combined total of 7 doors.

As a Realtor in Utah and investor, I will flat out tell you that BRRRR deals are VERY rare right now.

I’m on the same situation and would love to combine all my properties.

I have two condo's.  I live in condo #2 which I will rent out in a year or 2. I have enough equity to pay off condo #1, so that would leave condo # ! paid off. Is this a good move for tax purposes?

In some cases you may be able to keep last month's rent (if state law allows), but in many jurisdictions the remedy for the owner is legal action, which is rarely worth the money and hassle.