If you can start with a 2-4 unit house hack and add cosmetic rehab that’s your best bet to get your feet wet.

I bet it’s less than 1/2 the cost of solar to go this route.

So could allowing people to do 7+ days versus full 7-day blocks.I think a big part of it is the type of guests/vacations. 

You can speed up depreciation exactly the same for STR versus LTR.   

If we built a spreadsheet of the overall responses from the Mafia and how many were veiled attempts at business, I would bet it is close to 80 percent.I know I am not the only one annoyed every day, so please post your thoughts here so BiggerPockets can review them.I do know someone who bought multiple properties with a former Mafia member and the properties are still performing so this isn't a referenda on how good the agents are.

They don't assign much, if any, difference in value for a 10 year old shingled roof versus a 20 year old one. 

Which makes him odds on bet to be a “bad” (no pay - late pay) tenant2.

The tenants know the mini split is their best bet for controlling temp on their side, but they do not want to not pay for the energy to run it and would prefer the gas gets used (gas is included in their lease.) 

They are your best bet at breakeven or even small cashflow but they will not appreciate near as well as a newer townhome.

Plus, if your property isn’t right on the water, the chances of it getting completely wiped out are even smaller, around 10%.And if you’re not in a flood zone, then it’s really just a matter of balancing the cost of insurance versus the potential gains in a market where people are panicking.