Image 4: Swimming poolImages 3 and 4 should highlight the amenities and facilities that can influence your target customer to buy or rent the property.Now, if your target prospect is a family - a couple with kid(s) - your Image #3 should include 'children's playground' to get your prospect's attention and click-through to your listing preview.If your target prospect is a family with grown-up children, then your Images 3 and 4 should be both about the facilities of the property, such as gym and swimming pool or any Top 2 facilities of the property.If your target market includes mostly a certain ethnicity who loves to cook and prefer a good kitchen, then you should definitely put 'kitchen' for Image #3If the property does not have any facilities such as swimming pool, gym, etc, then you can put exterior view of the building for Image #4.Option #2: Best part of the property can be anything that appeals the most to the present/former residents of the property.

Treasury and mortgage rates dropped, and boosted expectations that the Fed is done hiking interest rates.

But it doesn't apply to the real estate market as RE market is hard to manipulate but more influenced by interest rate.In 2007 we already would like to invest but we know there's a looming crash because the banking system is not healthy mainly due to subprime mortgages.

Their involvement isn’t merely passive; they actively influence property operations and management decisions.Individual or Spouse: If an investor meets the material participation criteria, either individually or as a spouse, they qualify as an active participant.Passive Participation:Limited Involvement: A passive participant doesn't meet the material participation standards set by the IRS.

CA has the China influence I owned property in BC and the Chinese have bought huge in Vancouver ( don't know about Toronto) and they pay cash much of the time. 

What you can enforce is conduct under the influence or just plain conduct, can't be loud, can't throw up on the lawn or carpet......it's not the amount of beer it's the conduct you need to curb.College kids are young adults, still learning, instead of commanding them, lead them, give them room to live just like yourself, let them know when they get out of line.I found the best teaching tool was in their pocket, money, I had a fine system that became part of the rent due, if unpaid they defaulted on paying rent, that means leave.

I would recommend house hacking especially if it is your first deal for couple of reasons : - will bring down your housing expenses - find a property with some value add options ( use minimal down payment and use your remainder of cash for improvements ) , this will give you a boost in equity that can be used to buy more RE later- self managing via house hacking will take out property management expense and will teach you more on RE investing - house hacking will also give you the best loan product and chance to enter in high appreciating neighborhoods with very less money 

Airbnb can be a great way to boost revenue, I own/manage for others and net out 30-40% higher then LTR but make sure your business is NEVER reliant on it as in the property still must cashflow positive without airbnb.

Mark:Your thought process is sound and RUBS can be a great way to boost total returns.  

In the Austin metro area, look for options to boost cash flow yields if you can’t cash flow with a traditional down payment.