My contractor assigned a project manager and everything went smoothly.

Guess how many times it worked out smoothly?

If you provide an older tax bill so the lender doesn't have to pull it, and the underwriter might not catch it, you might slide through... but "hope the underwriter doesn't notice!"

Hopefully we have many years of smooth sailing once it is done.

It happens, it`s annoying, it wastes time and often money, but it`spart of the cost of doing business in such a venue.The vast majority of RE transactions go smoothly.

Something like (warning, it's cheeky and Austin, TX centric):⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - A guest so smooth, they must have grooved in from a blues bar on Sixth Street.⭐⭐⭐⭐ - A fine guest with a touch of Austin quirkiness.⭐⭐⭐ - Decent guest, but we had a few "weird and wild" moments. ⭐⭐ - A guest who made me wonder if they brought their own "weirdness meter." ⭐ - Hosting this guest was like trying to find a quiet corner on Sixth Street during SXSW.There are actually a couple more sentences after each 1 liner for each star, but I removed that for brevity here.

Therefore, I am concerned solely with a smooth scale to portfolio stabilization and the return of capital to investors.

They want on the ground turnkey operations and that's what I provide here in Birmingham.I started out like you trying to buy remotely when I lived in Fort Lauderdale two years ago but with all the personnel needed to run a smooth ground operation, I decided I need to be in Birmingham. 175 houses later, still going strong.So whatever markets you do eventually invest in, find the local services like mind that could handle all your needs - from acquisitions, renovations, leasing, to property management.Good hunting.Jonathan

They're gonna leave anyways, so try and make it smooth rather than choppy. snip--------------------------------------------------------------Lease looks like this:________ Rent per month________ Rent per week________ Rent bi-weekly________ Early Lease Termination Fee: Resident may pay this one time fee to end the lease early and not be held liable for the remaining months.

Don't fight it, figure out how to deal with your biggest pet peeves (indoor furniture outdoors, for me) and let the rest slide.