I enjoyed that mine was a one man band, and it was smooth and efficient, handled by email and short hand dialogue and simple resolutions.My eviction filings, so far have been "light weight," mostly gets people motivated to pay and stay.I spoke to a couple of firms, but they make it sound much more complicated and ugly than it has been in my case, so they aren't resonating with me.

going to depend on age of house how extensive updates, etc, etc, etc, there is no short cut number that will work 

What has your success been with either/or?  

Cleaning fees are a pass through from the guest, so you would be receiving the payment from the guest within a short time after check-in and then you can directly pay the cleaner with the cleaning fee you received.

Owner finance / short to longer closing based on seller's needsIt's all about finding out the needs of the seller and helping to address those needs. 

The interest rates are crazy, and most term limits are 15 to 20 years.

Not if your strategy is long term buy and hold.

You need time to get your feet wet - and doing it on a small scale is WAY safer than getting into a 6 figure renovation.Flips are for one time cash, and rentals are for long term cash-flow.  

Consider long-term goals, market trends, improvements, tax benefits, and flexibility.

I am looking to learn what is the best way to leverage that through LLCs to get into the multi family or long term rental investment game.