Now if you absolutely want to do it yourself, (may get hate for it) I have actually found Zillow rental manager to be a pretty decent way to solo manage your properties and collect rent.

Here's why.People are drawn to our area due to the absence of natural disasters, low property taxes, home prices close to the national median, and a thriving tech and research hub, coupled with the life sciences sector.Considering the ongoing influx of people and the likely rate adjustments announced by the Fed for later in this year, we anticipate prices actually  rising as buyers enter the market.

(has anyone actually read all the documentation for these loans to see if something addresses this?)

I’m working to refine this process as I’ve just gotten professional photography done of all my buildings and I’m working to get a website and a link to an online application that I think will increase the number of actual applications I receive.

Virtually all basements are going to have water concerns, whether from high water table, moisture attempting to move from soil to concrete/concrete block to air, actual infiltration from walls, etc.

The advantage of flat rates instead of increases is the tenant becomes used to it, if they leave early you’ve actually collected higher rents, and you have an easy sell for rent increases when you “haven’t increased rent in 3 years.”  

It's hard to hit your goal if you aren't crystal clear on what the goal actually is.

BY illegal I mean airbnb part of your home and living in the other half (nothing actually illegal about it.

However, we keep coming back to the potential that the best first deal actually lies in a property that my mom owns in San Diego.

You'll want to make sure it is actually legal.