No off-street parking = not worth doing MTR unless it meets all of the following: super urban area where no parking is the norm, highly desirable area with a ton of MTR demand, super safe part of the city, and has great public transportation (think NYC, Hoboken NJ, etc.)Unless it meets all of the criteria above, I pass on those opportunities because my MTR will be eliminating the many people that travel with their vehicles.

Since you're analytic savvy, run some high level amortization schedule scenarios to see how much equity you gain through annual principal payments.

Have a scenario to run by everyone:My wife recently received a job offer in which she would make a lot more money, but we would have to relocate.  

Most rental properties in Milwaukee are old and run down, our product stands out. 

I use National Tenant Network to run a tenant score and recommendation.

I just feel like maybe its a lower % occupancy than what Im currently running. 

I need to source the data myself, run the numbers, check the calculations, eventually build my own custom spreadsheet etc. 

The worst part is somehow these big names companies are above the regulation (Well, I guess the regulation was there at the beginning because these companies lobbied the hack out the government) and they can run STR where other hosts can't run. 

If you want to run a charity for your relative, then you could just help them with the mortgage, or buy the house from them for a great rate and let them live there cheaply.

Specifically, Texas has some of the highest insurance and property taxes in the nation, but the appreciation makes up for those high costs in the long run.