My tenants were late and a 50 dollar fee assessed and I was surprised when the 50 fee was kept by the management company.

If the investment has turned out to be a bad move sell for cash and move on. 

I have been graciously turning a blind eye to the occupant and dogs situation for the past.

While I’m no fan of realtors, and think they are often overpaid and under qualified, the idea about not being tied down is one of the dumbest compliant’s, in literally every other line of work, you get tied down, go hire a lawyer, you pay them by the hours, go hire a doctor you pay them by the hour, and you are not being tied technically, you could agree to pay two agents out of pocket, but of course no one does this for the same reason no one pays two lawyers.  

For example, someone told me I can get cabinets replaced by going to Lowes and they will install them cheaper?

Seller contributions are capped by lenders.

This home has been described by building department officials as the largest residential home on the Big Island, featuring an impressive 100-foot pool.I purchased the property in 2021 when it was in a severely dilapidated state.

By renting yours furnished, you limit yourself to renters that don't have furniture.

There are a lot of condos already on the Fannie Mae approved list for example and that only requires 5% down.Stay away from anything that is a Co-Op those are a nightmare in most cases and a lot of the Co-ops have by laws that require 25% down for example even if you qualify for 3-5% down.

In the ten-year period beginning with Q2 2014, the Downtown submarket has experienced the greatest introduction of new inventory, 19,373 units, amounting to 21.7% of all new market rate rentals added to the market.Asking and Effective RentAfter finishing April with no change, asking rents climbed by 0.3% to $2,381.