A few keys to quickness: Your contractor should be ready to demo the day you close and own the propertyYour lender should be included BEFORE you close on the house so he can make sure the HUD is optimal for extracting all your cashI put the property up for rent about halfway through rehab, once it starts to have the GLOW of opportunity ;) overall it was pretty easy.  

What is the optimal deposit % versus financing in a rising rates environment, and any thought on the optimal mortgage term for a rental property investor?

Luckily, they have a great inspection with no findings.Though not optimal, I decided not to pursue my $50 late fee and the whole issue with my renters breaking the lease by using their deposit as the last month's rent.I'm curious if you all know of a more functional approach to this whole last month's rent and  deposit thing. 

Hi Dale Radcliff , sounds like you’re heading in the right direction on BP and you’ve also been able to realize and accept your current position, as not optimal.

Thinking about it is so far outside of most of our circles of competency, that at best, its a time suck, at worst, it leads to sub optimal decision making and capital loss.  

I have been considering building a team in different markets to optimize my ROI thinking it may be slightly easier to locate a motivated seller that are not asking for retail.

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Using half a duplex as a vacation home is not profit optimizing, is not tax-efficient, and gives you less flexibility for your vacation plans.

Would you only raise rents to market if the tenant is less than sub-optimal and take the initial hit in hopes of a better tenant in the future?

Never had any success, I suppose I wasn't clear enough in my pitch, and failed to optimally outline the potential in the investor.