In addition if you plan to rent by the room after you move out, check zoning because that style of rental is sometimes called a "rooming house" and regulated differently and may not be allowed where your home is.

Full disclosure, I do some teaching/speaking for all 3 of them (but I am not part of their organizations).

So if there are mentorship programs hope they are teaching how to calculate failure and also how to mitigate failure.  

. - Strict local regulations can also sometimes increase compliance-related maintenance costsCost-saving strategies I've seen help:- Preventative maintenance programs can help reduce overall costs obviously - Some investors report success with in-house maintenance teams for larger portfolios- Energy-efficient upgrades can help reduce utility costs in the long runYour specific costs will depend on factors like the age and condition of your properties, your management style, and the specific neighborhoods you're invested in, but hope this helps!

I feel the same way.I think we should be slow to paint everybody teaching notes with the same brush. 

Purchase price: $1,250,000 Cash invested: $210,000 Sale price: $1,740,000 Purchased this 4 unit townhome style 4 plex in Arvada.

I always tell them: I teach you to be the founder and person in charge who pays those you hire to provide what they promised at high quality with minimal effort.You can be that founder anywhere in the world that has an internet connection and when Starlink is fully build out, literally anywhere in the world.Happy to tell you in a chat how I do that

We might as well have ΦΠΑ and evade it Greek-style.

I also wondered about if it makes sense to tear down and build a pergola and nice retreat style area for family events and then put a tiny house there.

THEY ACTUALLY TEACH THEIR NEW AGENTS THE POWER AND ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH INVESTORS OF EVERY KIND, WHETHER IT'S PASSING PAPERS (ASSIGNMENTS/DOUBLE CLOSES/OR TRADITIONAL BUY, FIX AND SELL/HOLD- OWNER FINANCING AS WELL)...