Focus on what the rents will look like post-renovation with 4 units instead of 2, and have a clear game plan for refinancing to pull your capital back out. 

In addition- if it's not working and the tenant takes legal action, the judge certainly isn't going to be on your side when you tell them a flooring contractor said it was warm in the house.This game is all about mitigating your risk by being proactive.

Commercial is a totally different ball game than residential, so connecting with a commercial broker will definitely make your life easier.

We take pre guest check in videos between every guest.

Ha, huge fan, I just made a video about the book from Chris Voss!

Negotiating felt like a game of chess—except I was playing against a grandmaster, and my queen was missing.

It’s been a game changer.

There are rules and situations unique to each state and that is why you want to go with a local lender vice someone just reaching out to you telling you they can do it. 2) Better recourse if the lender screws something up: a local lender has more skin in the game so to speak as if they screw something up their name will be mud to local real estate agents in the deal.

Things like your car (if used for business) and home office expenses could be game-changers, especially in your first year. 

For me, in the LTR game, it's tenants.