What if you have 100 doors but you're running yourself into the dirt, impacting your health from the stress, can't spend time with wife or kids, and only making $50,000 a year?

Don't waste any time stressing over what the tenant may do.

I live in Seattle, so rehabbing in this area is too stressful.

Go to the max without triggering an IRS audit for starters.When working with the other tenant, I would also state , " the owner is a pretty cool , but i need to watch every dollar keep the property looking great.".Or  " The owner is a pretty tight with money but wants to keep the property looking great and well maintained".Both those statements take a lot of stress off of you and put on the owner!!!!

Post a new question in a separate thread if you genuinely want to know what goes on in the minds of STR investors.It was @Amanda Welch 's first post in our community and she deserves to know that she is not evil for working hard, saving a lot of money over a long period of time and risking it all on a potentially money-losing venture in an effort to secure her financial future and not be a burden on the rest of society.

Don’t forget about the FHA Self Sufficiency (aka Stress Test) for 3-4 unit properties.

Again on the plus side, it could be a cool learning opportunity for your kids to learn what house-hacking is all about and to take the stress off you to make your mortgage and other housing related payments.

These buyers have encountered little supply of homes for sale, creating an incredibly competitive and stressful market.

It’s been a stressful situation and this landlord has not been will to work with us.

I would love to connect and chat with you all to discuss how to maximize your money and avoid the stress and uncertainty of tax and cash flow planning.