You don't pay commission fees, capital gains or other ******** taxes on good debt and that is nice especially if someone else could be paying it down for you. 

If you choose to go down the lease option route be sure to hire an attorney that understand the very specific requirements need to be followed.Several years ago, Texas revised its lease option laws in response to widespread misuse by landlords who collected substantial option fees from tenants unlikely to afford the purchase, only to evict them shortly thereafter.

There is no one stop shop for all STR info.AirDNA has some advantages but can be skewed pretty far off.If you know where you want to look, just hit up AirBNB and VRBO and see what others units are bringing in, their nightly rate and occupancy.

So I am not the smartest person and some of the helpful replies in previous posts was above my mental capacity.My situationI own a home (homesteaded in FL) and have 2 roommates which help pay the bills.numbers - mortgage left 155k, home value 330k, current interest rate 4.125% on conventional with 24 yrs left on a 30 yrmonthly payment with HOA $1600 pcmI am wanting to either1) turn this primary residence into an LLC and purchase another property to move into and start the process again with the aim being to rent my current house out on an annual 12 month lease for at least 2 - 3 years as I was told that as long as I lived in it 2 out of 5 years I can then sell without paying capital gains (though this confused me and anyone wanting to teach this to me like im 5 years old would be greatly appreciated).

I don't see 1 or 2 properties through the property management company a problem, but I do see it down the line if I continue to buy in the region where management fees from these property management company is now a fortune. 

Maverick received a referral fees (in excess of $6000) from the transaction between ABC Baltimore and me.

They run a tight ship on screening and have a almost non-existent eviction rate.

If the current tenant moves out after their lease, how easily can you find a new tenant, and at what rate?

Nightly rates, occupancy etc.So I am not a big fan of investing in CA.

An often overlooked option...call the CC company and ask them for a reduced interest rate payment plan.