The insurance salesmen in the personal finance forum preaching “infinity” banking2.

I turned my former personal residence into a rental and have it listed as such, with occupancy coming up within the month.

No idea how experienced the person who gave me the number was.

That I can set up for a personal goal.

@David C.I never know if these types of posts are real or not.And I don't personally invest in syndications.  

Challenges have been adapting to various cultures and personality types.

You need to have a solid lease with expectations and consequences, and you need the cojones to enforce the rules.

Solid agent if there ever was one.

You said you live in the house, so if it is for personal use only, that might play into the decision, and/or if you have a lot of room in the deal financially and have enough to pay for the higher priced, possibly better GC, that might be part of the decision also.In my experience, higher price doesn't always mean "better," but may mean more attentive and experienced and more and/or better resources (like better sub's, etc). 

@Hamidou KeitaI personally own rentals in Columbus without AC or washers and dryers.