I’ll also say that I don’t plan for this to be my forever home, but I will likely keep it as a long-term investment (so, I’ll be running numbers both as a house hack and as fully rented).Here are my assumptions -Neighborhood: northwest Akron area (Highland Square/Wallhaven/Northwest Akron)Home price (just an estimate): $140kProperty type: duplex/small multifamilyExpenses -Property taxes: ~$3640/yearHome owner’s insurance: $70/monthWater/sewer/trash: ~$100/unitGas: $76/unitElectricity: $107/unitLawn care/snow removal: $500/yearI realize there are several other expenses to take into consideration (maintenance and repairs, cap ex, property management for when/if the time comes, vacancy, etc.), but I’m most uncertain about the local expenses that I’ve lined out.Also, if there are expenses specific to the area that I’m missing, I’d appreciate the info!

Get the free removal and delivery/installation and have the tennant coordinate that.

I would try to acquire capital and perhaps establish a solid business to get credit lines from the LLC and qualify for bigger loans while removing the debt from your name into the LLC to hold. 

Trash removal from front door to dumpster for a monthly fee (unless you have chutes.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

I am wondering about snow removal and how others handle it for their properties?  

And as long as you've invested time in building systems and having some type of eyes on the ground (for example, in NH, my neighbor cleans and takes care of snow removal), it's a couple hours each week at most for the majority of guests.

STRs do have liability with the rotation of guests so its important to ensure the liability is removed from you as the owner and contained in an LLC.

3% vacancy seems really low.What about internet, landscaping, snow removal, advertising costs, furniture, sheets, decorations, Matresses, business license, etc etc.

I had it all removed to install tile.