This is something that I have sturggled with a bit as well...as a Finance professional I understand the power of leverage that REI offers but still find myself thinkibg about using some of the monthly cash flow to accelerate principal paydown.

I can say unequivocally that @Neal Mahoney is a great contractor and a true professional.

Here are the pics of when I purchased it: Up to this point in my investing career I have done all the work myself or with some help from friends who have skills.

Please kindly refer me to an honest, skilled, fast and reasonably priced handyman or carpenter.

What are your skills and strengths? 

Dear all,Need guidance around Real Estate Professional exception for passive loss rule when managing multiple rentals.

Hello all, My name is Kyle and I am new to the world of professional Real Estate.

He is an electrician by trade and I have picked up a lot from him in that field and also other skills that is just on the job landlord training.Recently the family business in one of the mixed use commercial areas suffered a fire and we had to move the entire business to the vacant commercial property in the other building.

I actually pre-screen based off social media before even showing the unit. 

Insurance is going to be your main issue, as it is costly and having been on three boards, we were risk averse to changing it or losing it as I recall insurers bringing up details from bbq to pets, etc. and when you have a claim, really it seemed a struggle, and if they can get out of paying they will..even got dropped once...Maybe have the master policy professionally examined to see what is allowed and, worst case, explore if you can get legal help to work out a mechanism to hold the association harmless (be it your own policy, plus umbrella, and maybe indemnify the association for any claim)....some great advice here and some firms may be more willing to write the policy.