Chris' question on the alphabet is intriguing as well. 

My name is Mike Leo and like the title says I am from Pittsburgh, PA and new to real estate investing and BiggerPockets as well.

We know the area pretty well and have a couple of friends in various medical fields that always talk about traveling medical professionals.

I am trying to balance my overall portfolio and would like some advice on how people would balance this if they were in my shoes to in order to reduce risk and increase overall gains.I currently have 2 rental properties and 1 primary residence as well as cash and brokerage funds.My main questions I’m looking for thoughts on are…- What percentage would you keep in reserves?

Provide the tenant an option to install a security system at a cost to them, since there are no police reports about break-ins. 

OwnerRez provided a way to collect a copy of a government-issued ID during the Rental Agreement e-signing.

You do need to send in a check with the extension, the irs provides guidelines for calculating the amount.Real estate investing complicates taxes sufficiently that I have found I save way more than I spend by having a CPA who specializes in real estate investor tax returns.

The problem I see my clients get into with vacation rental purchases when the intent is to get something they can enjoy as well is that many times they get tired of going to that one spot. 

Just moved to the Augusta area in Georgia and am excited to meet local agents, contractors, property managers, as well as fellow investors.

So I called her and said well I can't even find the addresses.