This is why I like using GRM (Gross Rent Multiplier) - Cash-on-cash and Cap Rate both depend on calculating your expenses, and the best way to boost those metrics is to calculate your expenses wrong :).

I helped put a motel out of business and influenced another motel owner to sell it and leave town. 

Your CAPEX number will be influenced by what they cover (snow removal, exterior repairs, common areas, etc).

The design will influence the costs, so that question is critical. 4.

While creating it, if I find it useful to use specific dates and attach numbers and deadlines to boost my performance, I do it.

Like I said above, adding bedrooms is often times the best way to boost cashflow!

Each time you receive a positive review on AirBnB your listing will automatically get boosted to the top or near the top of search results for a short period of time.  

This could boost your cash-flow and ease up PM stress (everything under one roof). 

I can ask them to raise their hands for something like "who knows what a FICO score is" and get maybe 1 or 2 out of 20 (I know, I know, but I am working on it...).Rather than any specific recommendation on an action, I would just keep boosting your financial knowledge/foundation and earning power, and I think the exact date of your home purchase or structure of a given loan or qualifications will fall into place.To that end, the books and personalities (Dave Ramsey) mentioned are a good start.

She did and the seller came back with a counter of $690,000, I suspect he was influenced by the agent.