Another thing is that the least that they signed says that landlord will be responsible for trash, swere "basic fee" (not sure what that means) and lawn mowing.

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There's quite a few fees and high rates, but you could get the interest-only payments that you're looking for. 

2 factors I think. 1.

There is a lot of factors like are you willing to do renovations or are you looking turn key? 

Payments that you make normally fall into one of 3 buckets100% of the payment can be factored in somewhere on the returnPartial payment can be factored somewhere on the return0% of the payment can be factored in somewhere on the returnHouse-hacking also has considerable tax implications in the event that you want to sell this property.You can potentially defer a portion or all of the gain on the investment property with 1031 exclusion.You can potentially exclude a portion or all of the gain on the personal residence with section 121 exclusion

On time payments, late fees, damages, pets, who lived there, dates, amount of rent, and the secret weapon only if they ask (would you rent to them again?)

Not fully understanding that an appraisal was needed to tell me the value of the home and nearby comparables before I bought so when I went to refi the bank ordered an appraisal which came back at $42,000 so with the 20% down I put that made me owe $28,000 and by the time I cashed out and paid fees I wouldn’t even be ghetto g what I put in backSo I did the only thing left to do was to rent it out using a property manager and cash flows $500 cash flow for a yr but the last tenant moved out and it’s been vacant for the last 6 months.Should I sale or any ideas on how to get this home rented out cause I’m coming out of pocket the $248 for the mortgage and it’s becoming a financial problem 

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Unfortunately not with todays' rates, costs, and especially not with management factored in.