Using leverage you could acquire several properties with your 100k instead of 1, which is what i intend to do.Good luck!

We own several duplexes where the water isn’t separately metered.

If I refinanced to a 15 year, my payment would not go up a whole lot and I would be saying a huge amount of money in interest and several more hundred dollars a months towards principal.

I have had to somewhat adopt it as I work with several investors on here who use it.To me being a "hack" implies being sub-par or doing something incorrectly or not to standards.

Being a renter, myself, for several years, I would not even consider month-to-month as I do not want the potential for moving expenses, rent increases, etc., if landlord decides to change the terms 2-3 months in. 

I am relatively new, and I've already picked up that there are several people who call themselves investors, but are not truly investors at all.

Rents have lagged significantly behind property values in Austin over the past several years. 

If not, this realtor stepped way over the line and I would severe my relationship with him

With dealing with inherited tenants severely under market you are not doing your business and especially not yourself any favours hanging on to them at market rent.

After speaking with several turn-key providers, I'm not convinced the model is financially compelling.