Also, if you're looking for some basic calculators, spreadsheets, and other resources for getting started out and don't want to spend as much, keep in mind he has some other communities as well that can help with the basics without shelling out the $1500/mo. for the inner circle membership.

I am a big believer in configuring over customizing  to keep the maintenance and operations simple and low cost.   

That means you must work to re-rent the unit in a reasonable timeframe.

In a Ben Mallah YouTube video I heard him say 80% of buy price is the assessed value, so would that mean ...$500,000 * 0.80                       = $400,000 Assessed ValueAnd then $400,000 * 0.0045 = $1,800      Property TaxSo $1.8k yearly property taxes is correct?

(and I don't mean on Zillow - I mean in person.)  

Regular market analysis and strategic selling of underperforming assets while the market is strong can allow you to reinvest in higher-performing assets or hold cash for future opportunities.Leveraging built equity through equity partnerships or private lending can generate passive income while keeping your capital relatively liquid.

This means paying a little extra upfront to access comprehensive databases of potential buyers and sellers, sales skills, contracts, etc allowing you to expand your reach and efficiency significantly.

She doesn't like keeping track of her hours it's too much of a burden for her.  

Just because a policy date is on the original, doesn't mean the contractor's policy is active.We do it all day every day for property owners.  

This way, it's highly unlikely they could keep that close date and do repairs, but if issues come up, you could ask for a credit instead which wouldn't push the close date back at all.