Their main goal is maintaining wealth not creating it, so they are diversifying through all sorts of different investments. 8% returns are on the high side.  

I managed to do that through a combination of doing cosmetic updates and then refinancing out plus using cash flow to extract any remaining money left in the deals.If you want to be aggressive like that you'll probably be looking out-of-state.

Get "good funds" (Cashier's check or similar) or sit there until a wire transfer goes through.

Talk to the insurance company and they can walk you through it.

I messaged one host and was told she rents her renovated studio at 75% occupancy through the year.

After rehab, live in the bottom unit and rent the top.ARV 185PP 55Rehab 80Refinanced 1,100Upstairs rent 950Downstairs. 1,100I would like to have someone help me through this.

Purchase price: $270,000 Sale price: $290,000 I found this property through the MLS expired list.

The renter was through AirBNB, did about a month, then extended another, and extended another (3 month stay in total). 

I am looking to buy long-term rental properties as a source of income from now through retirement that will leave a legacy for my two daughters.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.