I don't play well with tenants who even mention the word, 'mold'.

If I had more time to let it play out, maybe it would have ended more favorable to STR, but while in escrow I didn’t have that luxury. 

It is a way to have your money work at two places at the same time, and on top of it you get financial protection for your family.If you use a third party lender, you can get arbitrage on the loan rate vs the policy rate, and you can also deduct the cost of the interest as investment expenses.It is a long term play, as the front loaded fee will need four to six years before you get ahead of investing without the use of a maximum overfunded permanent life insurance.For whole life insurance, there are mainly four companies that I would recommend. 

You should not play mediator in tenant disputes, unless the situation is extreme.

I think short term leases favor the LL and raising rent is dead simple.

There are outside tasks that can be completed during the winter months, the contractor just has to play the weather.

@Jason Howard Marden not sure if you are talking kids or 2 but one thing you should look at immediately is if there is hazardous play ground equipment and send a notification addressing that too.

@James Gibbons There are a lot of factors at play here:- How much are you putting down?

All of this will play into your approach.

.• I have an MBA• I have $130,000 to play with.• I've read 4 books on real estate investing and property management in the last 2 weeks.None of this is to say I have any clue as to what I'm doing in real estate investing.