After that, start buying rentals based purely on spread sheets and leverage them—never borrow against or sell what you currently own.   

There is certainly no one-size-fits-all here.Going ahead with a college education can be purely a business decision to many...what is the ROI?

If we look purely at numbers, yes you need more money to get started in NY, but it goes beyond that.

This is pure gold, thank you for sharing your experience and the numbers!

Appraisals are purely impacted by traditional Real Estate criteria, while STR = Real Estate + Tourism.

@Valerie Smith, yes I light sand and wiped down,Sherwin Williams Multi purpose Latex PrimerSherwin Williams Pro Classic Water Based Acrylic Alkyd, semi gloss- For White cabinets I recommend "7005 Pure White".

Main benefit of z-wave is better battery life which sounds amazing for remote managing a property but you’ll end up having to do extra work to load guest codes and have limited functionality depending on the z-hub you choose.

They aren't hard wired and we change the batteries every 4-8 weeks.

Or are they purely focused on the landlord-tenant interaction?  

and many others have some interesting stuff if you use the search function.Personally, i left:-bulbs (various cfl, incandescent) matching the existing inside/outside light fixtures-extra batteries for smoke/monoxide detectors (i moved to 10 years sealed battery since....)