Doing this as your first project wont be a smooth ride.

While we may start to feel that there's a rollercoaster ride ahead, we have something many investors don't, a great network to help us grow and learn! 

Question for you veteran landlords out there - would you trade 2000/yr in premium savings for a 25k higher deductible for wind and hail (includes tornado) all else equal assuming I have the cash to self insure?

If you just set and forget them with their default settings, you may end up way, way off.I like to think of it as I set the criteria (how much weekends vs. weekdays are worth, how each month of the year is priced compared to each other, how much we want to last-minute discount, whether we want to over-ride certain Holidays or Events because they appear to be off a bit) and the software changes prices over time according to the rule-set I have created.You might set a rule where if a property is unbooked 60 days out -- 10% discount, 45 days out -- 20% discount, 30 days out -- 30% discount, 15 days out -- 40% discount. 

In Texas, we have severe weather and hail that can damage a roof pretty seriously. 

Rent for SFR will rise 5-% or more in low inventory markets. 2024 could be a wild ride!

Still riding out the COVID (when will this thing be over--the 1918 one went away after a couple of years),And improving my BBQ skills (Broilking) by watching Sam the Cooking Guy.Since COVID I have been cooking my own meals, and am getting pretty good at it.

The better the fit the more enjoyable, shorter and valuable the ride.

Homebuilders are anticipating even stronger demand for homes in 2024, riding lower interest rate tailwinds.Outliers - There will be some markets that lag, like Dallas, which has some real estate industry leaders calling for continued pressure on home prices, potentially dropping 8% YoY and sales volume down nearly 13%.

Don’t try to bring them along for the ride.