Meanwhile, I'm talking to this guy and he said in his other property, the little old lady paying long term rent, moved out, and within a week, the neighborhood people had broken in, had a party, broke most of his doors, stolen all his copper and HVAC, etc.

If you just put it on Zillow and list it as a furnished rental and then just write that you are open to different lease options, a lot of people should reach out to you.

With all the jobs in Franklin and Brentwood, people were pushed south for housing in Spring Hill and Thompson's station.

I'm working towards Energy Star in my new 4 unit build because it's fairly easy to get slightly above code and cheap to have the raters come and certify you with the Energy Star label which would add value for the tenants especially for people with alergies or aesthma. 

I see for Fannie Mae, investment properties, people can do as low as 15%.I'm wondering if rates are significantly different for 25% vs 20%.

We manage 37 doors with that costs us a few dollars per door per month with no surcharge for ACH payments and we get next business day credit for those.  

But it's really a matter of personal preference and your business model.

The location definitely was obvious, at least to me.I’ve hosted monthly meetups in my area of Mesa, Arizona for around 7 years now and the majority of people that attended came from BiggerPockets.

Marking up repairs & maintenance, farming out customer service to people that can barely speak English, charge a lot of junk fees, etc.I'm just not comfortable doing any of that.  

HVAC, electrical, major plumbing, etc.I know for a fact there are a lot of people not following the ARS on that. $1,000 doesn't get you very far these days.