or the split model where guest pays part of that …Anyone have specific experience on these two issues?

If they have a $200+ truck fee, $100/hr labor, and a 100% markup on parts, you're gonna end up paying $600 for something that's $100 at Home Depot and anyone with two thumbs can install in 30 minutes. 

Key team membersWe call this a tear sheet and it’s no more than two pages so it can be printed on one piece of paper

When you are vetting an investment opportunity, I am a huge proponent for vetting the team first, the market second and the deal third.

So, I drove from Los Angeles to Idaho and painted a 1600 sq ft 4 bedroom 1-story house two coats of paint including the ceilings with 1 helper in two days.

I typically buy or sell from my own portfolio once every two or three years. 

all the agents in columbus are doing is calling multifamily owners off market on dialers forcing them to sell a little less than market value or setting them up on searches. correct no value. they are taking two sides and selling places 60 years old without underwriting or value proposition.

It may take a year or two, but you can use that time to really dial in what you want while saving more money.

I had two questions on my first rental property that I recently bought1.

My plan is to rent out two of the rooms to help cover my mortgage payments.So far, the property appraisal has been completed, and I've set up home insurance.