It's always good to have another reasonably priced and reputable pool vendor in my arsenal to share with clients.

I also probably wasn't as educated as I should have made myself, so I'm sure there were decisions that could have been handled better.Part of the reason I wasn't willing to deal with the hassles was because I had 3 young kids. 

I’m not sure you can reasonably expect that you are going to recoup 70%-100% of the heat/AC costs.

If you are audit for some reason, if you then slap together a spreadsheet to record time, the auditors will know right away.

The reason being if you show them those reserves and the deal goes bad, they are gonna come after you for that $ and that will put you in a really bad position.

I've owned student housing as far as 4.1 miles from the University of South Carolina campus.In my experience, the only reason kids would live that far away is cheap rent.

For those looking to expand or diversify their real estate portfolio, Columbus offers a compelling case for investment.Hope this provides some insightful value to those on the fence of investing in Columbus OhioAnother amazing reason to invest in Columbus!

But I am looking for a local CPA.I see no compelling reason for that. 10 years ago, most of the local clients of my firm liked to come to our Houston office.

This might give a one-time (non-scalable) boost to cash flow, offer multiple value-add options, and allow the house-hacker peace of mind, via the assumed mortgage, in long-term breakeven or positive cash flow in the event that the value-add plans end up not being executed, and/or the person has to move out, and rent by the room or STR become unavailable for some reason at a future date.

I got a reasonable discount on the purchase price, and it has made me a good amount of money over the years.