All that to say, if you have sufficient evidence that the market is showing the value of the home is different than what the appraisal comes to, then appraisals should not be an issue.

So, our new tenant signed on for a year lease without a dog at first but with intention to get a dog. We informed them ahead of signing of the breeds we don’t allow. Our tenant finally got his new puppy which he is cl...

I always hired contractors, and did material runs for them several times a week after work and cleaned up jobs on the weekend, which was also time I spent at the properties, discovering issues, thinking about the rehabs and what needed to be done next.

Yeah..ok...And all teachers should have kids first...All doctors should have lots of medical issues before they can practice....All dentists should have lot of dental issues before they can practice...Every waiter should owner a restaurant before they can wait tables....Every car salesman should have bought multiple new cars before selling any....I get your point..... it would be great if every realtor had to have real life home ownership under their belt, so they have that BTDT experience..... but not gonna happen

Are there any issues with this strategy? 

Was any/all remodel work done under a Permit?

There are facebook groups where other Ownwerrez users help each other with issues. 

We  manage inventory , are hospitable and curious with your guests , manage any maintenance issues and prep rooms for the next guests while  insure you obtain or maintain a Superhost status  -- I think that is very a fair tradeoff , If you listing cant afford that 15-18% than maybe that property is not pulling the numbers it ought to be. 

The issue now is that I'm not sure if I bid on a second mortgage or if there are multiple mortgages on the property.

I urge you to champion legislation that addresses these critical issues.