@Mike Todd I know this post is old but I'm in the same position as you were 3 years ago.  

For example (and these will vary, but the overall average will be about 50%), 10% vacancy, 10% property management, 10% taxes and insurance, 10% maintenance, 5% advertising, 5% misc.So, if you want to have positive cash-flow, your mortgage payment needs to be no more than 50% of your market rent (or your market rent needs to be twice your mortgage payment).

Wayne, Patrick is correct as a licensee is held to a higher standard of care in dealing with the public, they are seen (blindly in some cases LOL) as having greater knowledge and dealing from an advantageous position, it's viewed that way in all states but rules vary. :)

But, it will be a negotiation at that point and unless you have the funds ready to pay off the note, you are in a very weak position at the negotiation table.

However, I'm positive that an L-2 gives me the legal right to work in the US.

I'm in a strong financial position, so if there is a loss, I can handle it.4.

Welcome aboard Valarie.As a techie, I have to say US Manager of Email Support sounds like a good position to be retired from. :-)-Matt

Nor does a BPO have a place to manually adjust each of the comp grids to provide for positive and negative adjustments of features of the property, which becomes important in this setting, IMO.

If there's positive advice or links you all can refer me to would be gladly apprehended.

And having that 2 week upper hand on your tenant comes in handy.Those are only a few of the positives.