This deal taught me the importance of overestimating rehab costs and always having a solid team of professionals on How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Those of us who have build investment assets, businesses, professional practices, etc. understand how much time, effort, planning and capital it takes to “scale”.  

I am sure there are other good choices out there, but strongly recommend them.Stessa is lacking tenant communications and maintenance tracking, but overall stands up pretty well as free, or nearly free.Buildium is pricey and has a learning curve, but if you are going to exceed 20 units, definitely look to migrating to a real professional package like buildium

HI,I was curious to hear from other professionals, when you have a tenant for a couple of years, and then he wants to add a new person to the lease, what steps would you take?

You're still leveraging his network/connections/professional experience.

The extra income is not worth the disruption to our neighbors.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

A lot of young professionals like this area so furnishings should be modern and "upper-middle end", if that makes sense.

Readers should seek professional advice.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Also, I would recommend adding some sort of screensaver to the TV screen and I second that a professional photographer is the way to go.