Joining Facebook groups (posting properties on Facebook groups as well) and utilizing Furnished Finder, Zillow, Airbnb/VRBO (30+ day stays), insurance placement companies, etc will allow you to maximize profits/property potential and stay nimble. 

You do need to have everything that is charged for itemized and  send that letter showing deductions within the time frame required by your state.

That will allow you to refi or sell individual homes, or smaller blocks of homes to free up capital/lending capacity.

I own a single family home and have tenants that have stayed for two years. I recently made them get renters insurance. They are asking if they can put up an inflatable pool in the summer only. Also, they asked if the...

The second floor was legal and they were forced to give my client a CO for the bathroom, allowing the sale to proceed.

We get what we allow.

FHA will allow you to use 75% of the other unit as well when qualifying as long as you have a lease or rental agreement to show you pay rent currently.Just to clarify you can rent the other unit to anyone...

Coming together has allowed me to build relationships with the players/pieces that need to be in place to make it a successful environment and there have been bumps along the way no doubt and we learned so much, but you can't get anywhere you want to go in life without learning the lessons you need to get there.  

This will allow you to acquire more rental units and also being able to use the vacated unit rents at 75% to help your debt to income ratio DTI.There is a FHA 100 mile rule if you do plan on using FHA on your 2nd house hack.

Will your policy on the building allow for that use (ie Pharmacy).