We have used these in the past and never had any issues.Pretty mean of her to get all her money back and still ding you this hard.

We are currently using RentRedi but there is a long lead time from when the tenant pays to when the money is deposited into our account...sometimes up to 10 days.

You can't make money paying their high commissions on your home's rentals. 

I am also a newbie but here are my two cents:1. i agree house prices are inflated but dont wait for interest rates to come down. if they do come down, there will be competition.2. go for your investment property asap but dont buy it by all cash. go for mortgage instead. when interest rates come down you can refinance.am late to the game and realized only few months ago that parking money in the bank is not a wise decision.

My question is should I just try to find the money, pay the cash, then immediately cash out refi?

Should I offer money to tenant to move?

The ADU will generate the best cash flow in the long run but will take time and more money than you are estimating. 

If it doesn’t work out, it’s just money at the end of the day.

When they sell an expensive property, they have money left over to bid up properties in Arizona and live in much larger and nicer houses in better neighborhoods.Anybody who already has properties in Arizona has done quite nicely.

We are raising money to start a project down there right now.