I’ve been very hands on and can do most repairs and maintenance but thinking about making it easier moving forward.

Think of it this way, for a one month stay, it's quite the hassle to set up utilities services and then have to cancel it in a month.

The electric company remounted the entrance cable, but told me I am responsible for repairing the damage to the feeds and meter bases. 

Because they are in construction, they help me do repairs on the house.

Welcome to BP and thank you to the both of you for your service! 

But my original estimates on cash-on-cash is coming down to 17% which I know will likely be lower when I factor in unexpected repairs.

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transunion offers one for free to you. once you've selected your prospective tenant, you submit their basic info (name, email, etc) into the TU site, and it asks what services you'd like: credit, background, etc. it will send them a link to complete the sensitive info like socials and such, and then charge them for the credit/ background check. or if you'd prefer to pay for it, you can select that option as well. ive been using this, pretty great so far!

No structural no foundation repairs, no termite infestation or other insect infestations, no mold remediation, no roof replacement, no septic).

These start from limited service hotels with no food and beverage components outside of your complementary breakfast.