@Paige Seeley - thanks ...the min down payment for a 1 unit rental  property is 15% ...so putting  20% down isnt that much more ....recasting  isnt always  offered for rental properties so you would need to check with lender ....recasting normally has an admin fee of $300-$500 

.- Set up systems to regularly keep in touch with (and add value to) the folks you connect with whether they're local contacts or virtual contacts from BP.Happy to see you here... looking fwd to seeing how the BiggerPockets platform contributes to your journey.All the best,AbelThank you for the kind words and recommendations! 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

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We refused the access and cancelled the remainder of our booking with Evolve5) Evolve is charging us $250 for cancel a contract they breached repeatedly, plus 50% fine on the terrible future bookings we cancelled in an effort to protect our property and reputation.6)Evolves' Success Team (Connor and Joel) both blamed Airbnb for Evolve's inability to vet or uphold any kind of standards in booking.7) Before this awful year trying to work with Evolve on our new TN property we worked with VRBO and Airbnb directly for our other properties for 8 years.

Take just for a minute putting the $40,000 you are looking to invest into a 5% savings account (check out online bank "Bask Bank" as an example).  

My company contracts out most of our maintenance- the people we write the most checks to are; handymen, landscapers and companies who perform drive by and mid lease inspections as well as process servers.

Check with your trusted local licensed electrician.

According to the article I linked below, some tips for finding dedicated contractors could be by going to local hardware stores, checking references, verifying licenses and insurance, etc.

I appreciate all of your patience and kindness with my post.