Red is always a good front door color and is favored in many different cultures.

I have been practicing crunching numbers on properties and since I havent found any blogs with examples for practice, I decided to put one together real quick for fun. 

If you do not mind living in the same building as your tenants and there is no other life situation that makes in non-practical then I think this strategy is a no brainer for someone who has done some research and thinks real estate investing is a fit for them. 

BUT if I want to do heart surgery myself, I better educate and practice A LOT before doing heart surgery!

There seems to be ambiguity as to whether this is needed for a 1 year lease, or a greater than 1 year lease. http://starfieldsmith.com/article/best-practices-f...

Of course, I really didn't want to get cashed out so I was not disappointed. however, in the future I do want to be cashed out at a higher percentage and would like to know best practices for ensuring this happens.Here are my questions:1.

I see you're from Manchester NH, will you be practicing in both states?

Every bank has different terms, rules, closing costs, down payment requirements, relationship practices, products, and etc.  

You can always make an offer to anyone you want to stay, however it sounds like in this case you need a complete culture change and thus all new staff.3. 

Lot of cultural diversity.