Borrowing from the equity must be done wisely or you will end up with negative cash flow and at high risk due to over-leveraging.NOTE: I use interest rates much lower than they currently are in 2024!

Plus, once you start syncing calendars then the other platform will know that you are making more money for their main competitor, leading to your searchability being downgraded.

.- If someone sues the tenant for monetary damages for some other reason, and they haven't done anything illegal, their Renters Insurance puts Insurance carrier money on the table and the landlord doesn't need to be involved.- The tenant's personal property is protected (less the deductible) while they are away from home, like in their car, or when traveling.

I personally would put down 20 percent and keep the rest of my cash, even if it meant I wasn't "making money" in the beginning.

Something to consider- most people in your situation will make WAY more money through tax savings than they will through cash flow-so, take that in to consideration.

I have one LTR that I do plan to leverage to purchase my next property, but I am really looking to find hard money lenders/investors to help fund future deals.

In the end part of the hostile dispute to get money from me she claimed I should not have chanrged since hers is a service animal.

I started using my own and close family members money. 

I also have a 401k that my 9-5 does a 5% match on so I do 5% just to get that basically free money as well.

They have good credit and generally manage their money well.