You can also look into a 7/1 ARM.

If I do eventually sell, I will 1031 it into a down payment on a small multifamily building somewhere outside D.C.Lessons learned?

WIth that investment capital, one strategy to consider is a small boutique hotel with commercial zoning?

To directly answer your question- no one wants to pay MI, just like no one wants to pay a HML 12%, but it's a means to an end.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

This is a major reason almost all successful wholesalers deal with sellers directly; i.e., properties NOT listed on MLS or with a broker.  

The cost of land generally includes the cost of clearing, grading, planting, and landscaping.Land preparation costs, such as landscaping are depreciable Certain improvements made directly to land or added to it (such as shrubbery, fences, roads, sidewalks, and bridges) are generally depreciated over 15 yearsKeep in mind that depreciable rental property costs with a useful life of 20 year or less may be eligible for bonus depreciation.I don’t think the sources that you found are accurate since some of the improvements you mentioned can be depreciated and over a shorter period of time.

This implies you should be able to exit about even (small profit or loss).. https://www.corelogic.com/intelligence/us-home-price-insight...if your hold was longer so there was significant prop 13 discount I may recommend holding but not the case here.  

I have recently replaced sewer lines for under $10,000 despite being in a small market.4.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?