Hey Tod, I took a very brief look at your first listing, airbnb.com/h/newport1bedroom, and the thing that jumps out at me as far as improving it is: address the 1-star review head on without attacking the reviewer.

. -- Thus, you can expect to get Class C or D tenants, which have a 15-25% probability of defaulting on their lease payments.2) If your PMC is lowering FICO to 550, what are they doing to improve their screening in other areas?

212 Loans has consistently adapted and improved over the years.

The tax benefits refer to the tax deductions from mortgage interest and property tax.The returns mainly rely on appreciation, and the cash flow only improves in the last few years, also depending on securing the 5% refinance rate.I've learned a lot from this forum, but as I start to operate on my own, I'm still not completely confident.

There’s huge retal income potential if you nail that balance between improvements that wow tenants and improvements that merely look fancy but don’t justify higher rents.I’d also keep an eye on how your high end plan fits the local demand.

We added value by furnishing the property, added 2 decks (one for a solo stove, and one for a large hot tub), improved the gravel driveway, mulched the landscape, and added a lot of string lights.

Clear opportunity for improvement How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Gain is your net sales price minus your adjusted cost basis (purchase price plus capital improvements minus depreciation). 

On paper, that's a 88% return before depreciation (can't depreciate land, but you can do a cost seg on the septic and other improvements), appreciation, etc. 

Do you have cash reserves for capital expenses and improvements?