Downside is you have to have your place of business inspected, so they know it's you running the reports.I know there are other web only companies where the applicants type in their own info and pay themselves. 

So most agents who are not actively marketing with web and social media are probably only living off their sphere of influence.

Focus on the fundamental areas of the house that must be operational first such as roof, electrical systems, plumbing, foundation, termites and city code violations before you focus on the paint color or mirrors.

I found this cool way to have your tenants build social proof for your building by having them do good reviews for your apartment: https://modernmsg.com/What are other ways to fight bad reviews on your MFH apartments?

Building wealth via collecting rent fundamentally makes sense to me.

My tenant has a home studio, and is worried about pictures of their equipment floating out in the web.

The zoning map and zoning descriptions can typically be found on your towns web site or by google search. 

@Isaac Wilkins This is the best place on the web for real estate advice, paid or otherwise.

After reading plenty of RE books, listening to BPs podcasts, and surfing the web I am very interested in house hacking a duplex where I will live on one side and rent the other.

I don't want it to be LOCKED away like it is.I found this concerning a ROBS: (web address is https://fitsmallbusiness.com/rollover-business-sta...)