Keep it liquid! 

Your properties will flow to a schedule E on your personal tax returns as is, and that can be sent as needed when selling.  

I had liquidity and bought it all cash.

Plan to do some more due diligence this w/e on a variety of CT locations.

IN our market here in Portland  deposit is liquidated damages with no further damages  If you check that box.when we build for a pre sale.. if we do any changes or customizing the buyer has to pay us up front for those items and if they dont close they lose what they spent.. market has been such that very few sale fail.. and if we did no customizing we usually give the EM back since we usually sell it again shortly and many times for more money. 

TenantCloud can handle up to 75 units for free or for a very small fee if you want to accept e-payments.

Am I crazy or does having the liquid capital make the 30 yr mortgage more appealing?

We have the ability to purchase the property with all cash, but would like to hear from those with short term rental experience on if you think it would be better to tie all cash in this one property,  or possibly take a HELOC for a portion to keep the liquid funds for a potential additional investment, should one come up. 

There are certain other requirements such as net worth and liquidity that come into play as well.

I have been reading, listening to podcasts and I just finished long-distance real estate investing by David Greene!