The biggest problem I’ve found with doing a major repair in a room that the tenants can’t utilize that room until it’s finished.

I made the payments on the loan for him until it was refinanced and paid him 2 points for allowing me to utilize the funds.

In the Denver Metro area, which cities/municipalities are good for utilizing this STR strategy?

I will cover utilities up to a budgeted amount of ~$1500-$2000 a month as well as water and wifi.

See if your lease includes a clause that requires the tenant to pay for an increase in the cost of your insurance, etc if something they do within the unit causes you to incur higher insurance, utilities, etc. 

Hello all, I have a client that utilizes a self-directed IRA to hold his rental properties in.

The 7.5% service fee, according to their website is for "The expenses we take on after closing (taxes, maintenance, utilities, etc.)" and "Any risks associated with reselling the house — like an offer falling through"Dumb, I know.

I will definitely utilize this when shopping around for a loan!

Ashwin - From what I can see from your analysis I would make sure you have insurance as well as (common) utilities in your expense items.

Completely legal and she'll likely disappear.Another option is to utilize various delay tactics, though I don't personally like this option.