Seller agreed to knock down an additional $10g off the asking price Lessons learned?

We ran over schedule, went over budget , I paid additional carrying costs every month, and learned about significant issues later than I should have.

I have ran comps and its a 37K difference between a 3bdrm 2ba and a 4brm 2ba which has my brain thinking if i should add an additional bedroom to the property. the renos for both would be roughly 10k.

I agree with you that it would be best to have both the company on the lease in addition to the tenant, we're just having a difficult time figuring out how to do that because of the language on our lease- It just used the word "tenant", so we're not sure how to clarify one party is financially responsible, while the other party will actually be residing there (tenant)-

We have equity in both properties and need help figuring out the best way to leverage that equity into additional properties. 

No discounts there.If it was a ground level addition, I personally wouldn’t blink much.

Additionally, I aim to refine my approach to financial analysis by adopting a structured formula for calculating investment metrics tailored to my investors' needs.

In addition, rental property owners who live outside Maryland must designate a Legal Agent who lives in Maryland to accept legal documents.Now, this does not have to be a property manager, it can be a neighbor, friend, relative, etc.  

But in many cases they will just ending up routing you back through a broker which brings you back to the above scenario, so you've really gotta pick and choose well.Keep in mind that if you do find one, there will be things you need to do on your end such as specific signage, obtaining certificate of insurance from any vendors you work with (cleaners, handyman, pool guy), etc.Safely I believe also includes liability as an option in addition to their usual damage protection at an extra cost, though in that case you're paying on a per booking basis rather than a yearly fee, and it's likely going to be quite a bit more expensive. 

While the new property may bring in additional monthly income, the increase in your monthly net may not justify the amount of new debt that you would be taking on.