Based on your information, it may appear no2) The second question is whether the property will generate positive rental income over a 3-5 year period, after normal depreciation.If it is, and it is significant, it may be worthwhile to get a cost segregation.

Not to mention my Japanese friends who are in college all have cheap apartments by the college because they don't want to wake up at 5 am for a 2-hour commute to school.

Sections of highway will be closed for a good amount of time.I have seen many reports that the area is very crowed with is normal for this time of year.

Sure, I cover the water to refill it, but my water bills tend to be pretty "normal" so it doesn't seem to be costing me a ton of extra $$.Point is - yes, this is completely normal and it's something your cleaners should be doing at every turn. 

Fixer upper MFH could be low in inventory but normal ones are still there

We could not respond in a normal time frame that we usually respond in.So just wondering if guests were trying to contact hosts to find out if their rental was still available etc.. and not getting responses and guests were getting panicky.  

- Is it normal for the seller to specify the buyer's agent commission?

Any small damages by the tenant he will make the owner pay for it and claim it’s normal wear and tear when it’s clearly the tenants fault.

While it's true that locking in rates for a longer term can seem counterintuitive during steep yield curve normalization, you can remove prepayment penalty altogether if you are comfortable with a higher interest rate.

I prefer the cleaners coming closer to the time of the next guest than immediately after the last guest leaves (normally this is only an issue during our slower season).