Bigfoot found outside mountain cabin STR""Attractive tenant three months behind, any suggestions?""

I am all about getting and maintaining slightly nicer than basic features in my homes to keep and attract better tenants.

I decided to rent vs own because, while buying a home and building equity is very attractive, I'm just not interested in rehabbing properties, dealing with bankers and appraisers, the due diligence you need when buying a property, etc.

And what is a healthy/realistic profit margin to be attractive to the bank/investors?

After a year of producing a little income from rentals but not enough to cover monthly expenses we sold.

Otherwise its not an attractive investment strategy for ROI.

Without the exclusive, any agent you try to work with will most likely, consciously or unconsciously, put you on a back burner because they are servicing the clients who they are in contract with and have an obligation to produce for as stated above. 

The idea of tying up $50K for the prospect of earning a net 10% return of $5K isn't an attractive way to build and scale a portfolio.

I've never had a property which has produced less than 2%.

Architect here @Monish Lillaney, generally speaking you will be hard pressed to find an architect that will stamp someone else's work if they didn't have a hand in producing it.