My quick tips/advice:Get a HELOC on your home before you move if you have some equity established in it.  

Good tip there.I will be adding a nest, and it will be linked with an alexa (for multiple reasons, including security features).  

With the recent fair housing laws you cannot discriminate on income so I want to be careful with this situation. 3488 is only about 2X rent.

@Chris Keator Just a little tip:    if the sub's scope of work is over $5,000 hold $500 retainage either 30 or 60 days following the "acceptable completion" of their work.   

Be careful about the smaller MF deals. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10553/70750-th...

AirBNB specifically recommends language pertaining to allergies and service animals - you can state in your listing that you don't accept any animals (don't say "pets") due to allergies and it being a health risk to you or a family member.Again, definitely look into the laws yourself, but between this being your primary residence, your only STR, and you having allergies, I don't believe you could be required to accommodate service animals.

They do not care about a breed's "reputation". 

It's been driving me nuts that for every little job that I'm too lazy or incompetent to do I have to pay someone else hundreds of dollars just to show up and take care of it, but I don't really have enough work to hire a permanent worker (16 units in Austin).

So glad you've discovered Bigger Pockets early in your real estate investing journey...and it looks like you've already made some good contacts here from your area....A few tips that may be helpful to you here on the BP website:You can set up keyword alerts so anytime someone posts about KC, Enterprise, or any of the specific markets you're evaluating, you'll be notified.

It got me thinking about the nuances of negotiating with people in general, and I thought it might be cool to hear some quick tips from others that have been useful when negotiating.