Vrbo has free price automation software.I use Excel for book keeping.I don't pay for any third party software, not really needed on 1 or 2 properties.I charge a little extra for cleaning fee than actual cleaning costs.

They want new electric panel, this home has Zinsco and that is one of the thing that we are not eligible to be insured.

Tenant also does a good job keeping the place inside clean.3.

If it costs $500 to fill the oil tank and the tenant leaves it empty, that's $500 less you have to cover unpaid rent, cleaning, and repairs.

I buy for 80k with a private lender at 8%, maybe clean it up a little or maybe not.

It's middle class, low crime, clean & zoned in one of the top desirable High schools. 

I commonly hear that permitting is not an issue unless I am touching plumbing or electrical but just to be safe and avoid any future liabilities, I am trying to understand it is even feasible to get the new rooms/garage permitted for their intended use.3.

I know people that are really good at their trade (plumbing, cleaning, electrician, etc) but they don't have financial discipline, they don't know how to market, they suck at customer service, they don't use tools to their advantage, etc.Cody Sanchez (lady in the video) buys different types of businesses and makes them profitable by applying basic business disciplines.

There's not enough evidence to tell me which way I would go.The pictures indicate that the last tenant didn't clean.

Our cleaning fees for the year were $40k, landscaping $2.5k, handyman $3k... all tasks that can be done by an operator and off set the loss of income from occupying the main house that brought in about $40k for 2024.My wife and I have decided that even though it makes good money, we have been in Texas for a year and we want to do something similar here and we are very much DIY people and don't want a PM company to run it to the ground.