I am sure long  term vacancy is possible even on small units for more difficult to fill type properties.There is one newer center on a side road I drive to my office.

I suppose I could lie to myself and not factor in reserves, but that will only hurt me down the road.  

But if you're 10+ minute drive from downtown - you might be able to double -- but then you have to draw guests to your listing with a catered experience, and great interior styling. 

At my point in life, I need to minimize the hassle factor vs maximizing ROI.

Have them apply an oil spot primer to the affected areas , then sealcoat the entire drive . 

I am assuming the Zillow algorithm uses list price to factor its Zestimate, but I am wondering if the pre-drop price could still be used.

There are a lot of good market factors playing out there right now - it is a really nice turnaround area from what I am seeing.

I feel like if I perfect the strategy for showing units and communicating with potential tenants it will save me so much time and many many drives out to each property - and most importantly, cut down on vacancy.

The limiting factor for our investment is the 6 months reserves required for our current mortgage and the mortgage of the investment property.The lender recommended opening a HELOC for the reserves.

. - How does my HELOC factor into my calculations below?