I have a W2 job, Army Retirement, and very small income from consulting and teaching online (a few thousand). 

If they are that bad at managing money then they will most likely always pay late and end up ruining the cash flow of your property. 

The only downside i'm really seeing is two closings, aside from potentially ruining family relations!

I know a GC needs to pay subs but I don't know of any company that pays employees in advance before the work is completed, my job pays me after my work period not before or in advance, Every job I have ever had pays me after the work week, never before.Another thing to consider is, you have no recourse if the contractor takes off with your money and you don't have more than a name and UPS box address, the contractor knows the property address and can file a lien if they don't get paid, they have the advantage so you have to protect yourself.Way too many stories of a GC or sub asking for a large several thousand dollar deposit and then you never hear from them again.

That will save you thousands in interest payments.

Very educational and can save a new investor potentially thousands in making the wrong PMC selection.Quote from @Drew Sygit: @Will ZenaIn our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Refinancing could mean thousands in closing costs while a HELOC would be another loan to pay on in addition to a mortgage. 

When it comes to the City of Miami there is thousands of airbnb listings it is quite ambiguous since there is no formal application and it is allowed by warrant or right with certain zoning.

It will the best $200 to $400 dollars you ever spent could save you thousands of dollars.

I was two signatures away from making a huge financial mistake that would cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars for the rest of my life, or cancel and lose everything, but I researched and found out everything they failed to inform me of.