I remember the college years, living in dorms, etc and I understand that college students aren't always very self-aware.

Both of these options require that you are self employed, so if not, this option wont work for you. 

- Is it best to self-manage or have someone manage your properties when first starting?

Hello,A prospective tenant self reported income in Zillow rental manager that's 3x times more than rent.

Hard money lender....easy but not as easy as people lead you to believe, I tried a normal lender but being self employed they weren't interested in lending to me even though I already owned over $1.2 mil in property in Hawaii with a 740 credit score.

My partner is self-employed, so has a K-1, not a W-2, so a traditional mortgage will not work.

From all the reviews I've read, it seems people are trying to lay this stuff over unlevel floors.you can't lay this over ceramic tile if there's lippage. it appears no one uses self leveling underlayment before plank install either.Has anyone here actually properly installed plank over a perfectly level floor... and still had issues?

I use Hard Money Lenders (HML) being that I am self-employed. 

This is my first deal by the way.Current concerns:  Duplex is on sewer and septic, property is right at an hour from my personal residence, I plan to self-manage for now to learn.The current leases are 532 and 596 (non-section 8) through March and April respectively and are below FMR which I'm seeing in the 800 range with a few cosmetic upgrades. 

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