I got the water bill (I pay for the water), it was almost 4 times the regular amount, and the water department told me that they can see it was a leak (With their new smart meters).

Also, I was wondering if it would be smart finance the purchase instead of using hard money to acquire my first property.

Also a smart price range to set for a positive cash flow, home in a safe area, good ROI, and little to no renovations needed.

Then install "Vinyl" railings and Balusters (low upkeep).Have the front steps built like this (so they don't look like your looking through a skeleton).Put in a Fiberglass (low maintenance) Large Oval Glass front door with a good looking lock handle.Then I'd get rid of the vertical slider windows upstairs and replace them with ones that match the downstairs windows.

I am curious to understand why new development or even rehabs aren't being pre-wired for internet or smart home setups?

Was getting pre approved for my personal home a smart, or bad decision, considering I may purchase properties to BRRRR?

Even triple net arrangements and investing in diversified funds requires work up front to pick the right investment and a certain degree of education to even get to the point of making a smart decision. 

And they’re smart for it.

I don't say that as to discourage you - I love it here and will die here - but you should have clear, rather than rosy, glasses on.

Wrote a thorough review which inspired guesty to refund the 1k+ 'onboarding fee', and they had to beg me to take my money back and remove the review, then they tried to take a % of all my future sales that had ever been listed on their platform... had to repeat the process, got that money back, and never removed the purely honest but devastating review on them.Then I found smart BNB, automated nearly 90% of my communications, including upcharges for pets and early checkins... just about everything... their software is a dream for STRs.