Their data for Expireds and FSBO phone numbers is the best out of any other company who offers a similar product.

The counter-attack from the IRS is likely to point out that such expenses are inherently of personal rather than business nature because everybody needs a haircut anyway.

Money management has never been a big problem for me and its almost natural for me to live somewhat frugally but its a big number to have in front of you at such a young age and I would appreciate the advice from someone who has a little more life experience than myself.

Just happened to be a product Flagstar Bank is advertising up here in SE Michigan.

Lastly, after you receive advice from other Chicago area SLH operators & the local municipal agencies that will not only save you time but direct you towards ways to save you money, you are going to likely want to register your business as an LLC with the state and obtain the proper small business renters Insurance policy under your LLC’s name (if its just a 2-3br operation the policy monthly premium  cost will be very low and will shield you as an individual from the very probable situation of being personally liable for the behaviors, damages, & actions of a traditionally high-risk short-term tenant group bc no landlord’s homeowners insurance policy will cover any damages or personal liabilities that will occur when they discover the nature of the operation.

And, naturally, there will be more paperwork, since you're starting from scratch in the eyes of that new lender (who does not care about your 40 day old pay-stubs, etc, they want the most recent ones).

The VA loan is a very powerful loan product, and it is the only product that lets you buy with as low as 0% down up to 4 units.

The native Apple products (Pages, Numbers) are very good and in some ways better. 

I think it’s pretty dangerous to start generalizing these things due to the exponential nature of what a spreadsheet calculation mistake could cost you.If you already have a process in place it’s pretty easy to see what it would look like at different scales but that needs to be defined from the beginning.

I must admit, I am not as familiar with the nuances of those types of loans, and the one or two people I talked to said they didn't have a loan product like that, so I moved on from the idea pretty quickly.