I personally would feel more comfortable if the recent appreciation was at least average.  

I've read and experienced retaliatory reviews where reaching out to guests regarding noise, smoking, damage, etc. now becomes a question of providing evidence/documentation along with timing (and calculating if it's worth taking some sort of hit to try to alert others).In some cases (VRBO), no comments to read means I can't tell what 3 stars indicate (although often, there are zero reviews).

We are closing in on his twilight tour, meaning we are finally comfortable making some moves to purchase real estate.

It would be costly to the tenant.As indicated, tenant is best served by negotiating the best terms LL is willing to give them for an early lease termination.  

Partnering can increase upside disproportionately because you can look at larger deals that fewer people feel comfortable attempting.My team is also in the process of scaling with partners, feel free to message me sometime if you'd like to talk through the concept.

The key to this approach for me to be comfortable will be educating myself properly, but the obvious advantage is that it'll open up more options, and I do not plan on managing the rentals myself.

I pushed back on the idea of an up front transaction fee of 10K and told him that I'd be happy to pay a transaction fee at closing, but wouldn't feel comfortable paying 10K without it being tied to an acquisition.

I don't think it's possible to say what's a comfortable temp to a person because it's relative to what there currently accustomed to.

We've encountered virtually no pushback from applicants, indicating the market here is more receptive to this combined approach.Why Being Pet-Friendly (Strategically) MattersRegardless of the specific fee structure, one thing is clear: pet ownership has become a higher priority for many renters.

Stay out of neighborhoods that are more transitional where the LTR numbers make more sense like Linden, because they are food deserts and might scare off out-of-town workers who just want a comfortable, safe place to sleep and quick access to their job or the freeway.