Maintenance request can feel more frequent so have a good system for tenant relations.

(Rent minus mortgage / HOA / Maintenance )ORProperty appraised at 256k, I owe 129k. 

few reasons-Landlord want to sell the properties after appreciation-minimal cash flow-problem with renters-upcoming big ticket deferred maintenance

Looking for a semi low maintenance hot tub recommendations for short term rentals.

Like I said, I’d be open to looking at investments up north if they appreciate and cash flow without a ton of maintenance Good luck!

How do they conduct maintenance, capital expenditures, and semi-annual to annual checks?

It was a new townhouse with low maintenance yard located in a suburb with growing interest.

Make sure you are accounting for all expenses, taxes, maintenance, HOA, cleaning, furnishing, etc, etc, etc.If it cash flows...it cash flows.  100% OPM is nuts.  

Sure your annual expenses may be covered to project a possible break-even (assuming you considered Cap-ex/maintenance expenses), but your ROI on your 190k investment is very small. congrats but just be careful about getting more houses for the sake of adding to your portfolio rather than adding cashflow positive properties to your portfolio.

I also have an A lendor Broker willing to help me get the 1.8% interest as long as i have 10% equity in the home.My goal is to convert to a duplex rent both upper and lower units and rent the garage and at minimum break even on all costs including maintenence and vacancy and so on...The thing is this is my first home purchase, and certainly the first time dealing with a private lender.