@Terry Kiel Hate to hear you've had a bad experience investing in Memphis thus far but don't hold it against the whole market.

Plus they could tax off of residency and/or income depending on the locality.

This may work in certain climates or seasonally, but I've ran into issues with it during "in-between" seasons where both cooling and heating was needed, so I ultimately just turned it off.

Would be super simple if it is set up like a stock where you can buy in and sell off as needed to effectively spread the gain over a period of tax years.

I tried to get some elementary education on flipping such projects.So far, my limited conversations, provided me the following information.1.

Hi All -  long time reader first time poster.I am curious as to how other small/medium size MF investors are thinking about operating their portfolios as we head into the upcoming rate cut environment (however far in the future that may be). 

Also, $1.9 million sounds like a very large number off the cuff without having seen the property/location.

never heard of one running off propane, unlike natural gas or electric.

Like others have mentioned, you will pay structurally more for a home warranty than self-insuring for the cost of repairs.This may be worth it if the value proposition was that you could be hands-off whenever a covered item breaks.In reality, it adds significant overhead because there is the claims process and you give up control of the repair timeline and quality as you have discovered.

Hey Lucia, Thanks for the comment - Love the area so far!