In my experience, late payers often become non payers; so, I stick with the practice above.

This is expensive but you'll have a place to work and meet with people when you're in town that matches your online presence.

The only 110v dryers I see online are small portable units.

Hi Joe,Using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) on your primary residence can be a practical and low-cost way to fund flips, especially since the terms you mentioned include only a $200 yearly fee.

The number crunching is probably the easiest part, whereas the networking and deal sourcing are all skills I'd need practice with.

In practice, this could mean 5 extra days that no rent is collected.  

Luckily, I did not include this unit in my underwriting when purchasing, so the survival of this property is not contingent on this situation.Continuing to optimize for management of the building when I move out, like moving everyone to online rent payments or adding remote accessible security cameras.Exploring opportunities to expand my portfolio—I've begun my hunt for my next 3 to 4-unit building to house hack, ideally in Lake View, North Center, or Ravenswood.This year taught me that real estate investing isn’t easy, but it’s undoubtedly worth it.

On paper returns, look excellent but when you put it into practice, you don't seem to get the same kinds of returns. 

Is this a predatory practice by PMs?

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.