Not sure if everyone has it yet, but the top tier subscription now offers amenity filters.  

I offered to have their grass cut once and they said yes so I did. 

Because of the protections an LLC offers in this space, I'd simply say my non-expert opinion would be to spend a little extra to make a separate LLC for this new home, for the legal protections & to make your taxes less of a headache for you.

I have lenders who charge no points (you'll accept a higher rate), and lenders who can offer lower rates (you'll pay points). 

This week, I'm offering help with single-family rental deal analysis.

@Andrew StouseI had 25k to my name 9 years ago and lobbed out a low ball offer that was accepted.

Listing the properties as a portfolio should get you a sale of both together but if you get an offer on one ask the buyer to allow you to try individually marketing the other for 30 days.

Hi, I am from Georgia, with everything goes up here, feel like Alabama could offer a better or cheaper place to invest, so I am thinking about investing in Alabama, not inside of Birmingham, but between Atlanta and Birmingham or between Birmingham and Huntsville.  

If you are going to invest remotely, I suggest narrowing down the regions/markets you are would like to invest in, then take each step of due diligence to figure out what that market offers, any downsides to not being local, etc. 

Sometimes, conventional loans offer better deals if you have excellent credit.