I've also managed to snag a couple of extra hrs of OT.

That guy might also give you a low quote and hammer you with overages or extras half way through costing you more than the others anyway.

IE, our tenant moved in on the original agreed upon sale closing date/ leasing date, and we paid the seller a few hundred dollars for the couple of extra business days it took us to close (effectively giving them the rent for those days). 

As I am now engaging more on the Bigger Pockets website, my question (Sorry long winded) is what in your opinion is the best way to navigate through the extra information on BP?

And maybe these machines can even earn you an extra dollar or two over the remaining lease period.

For property owners, it is a good way to know the process, stay in contact with your tenants and property status and conduct your own inspections annually to avoid extra costs.

A great property manager is worth the extra money if you are investing out of the state!!!

To make it a bit fun we could have little parties there sometimes or let relatives stay in one of the extra rooms.I was wondering if there are any tax benefits to doing this?

Way to go on paying down so much debt, I would encourage you to pay off the debt first, then you'll have that much more extra each month to use for investing, plus your debt-to-income ratio will be better for lending purposes.

Flipping land is a great way to bring in extra cash!