The basics to make it nice and rent ready, kept unit layouts the same.

As a small landlord in NYC, I’ve found the pain points aren’t just fixing things, it’s:- Having a single, reliable place for tenants to submit requests (no lost texts/emails)- Making sure nothing slips through the cracks once it’s in- Coordinating vendors quickly without 20 back-and-forth messages- Keeping a clean record of costs, so I’m not piecing it together at tax timeI’ve been working on a system for myself that handles those basics automatically—tenants drop requests in one channel, I get nudged if there’s no update, and vendors/receipts are tracked in the same flow.It’s not about replacing the human side (I still decide who does the work and when), it’s about stripping out the busywork so tenants feel heard and repairs don’t stall.Curious—if you could wave a wand and simplify one part of maintenance, would it be intake, scheduling, or tracking costs?

You basically do not lose anything - which is a short practical answer.

Basically artistic differences. 

I've had clients in this space basically they watch the calendar like a hawk so if there are down days (for example a random Tuesday-Thursday vacancy), then they drop the price considerably just to fill it.

Best bet is for you to obtain good basic knowledge of the intricacies of seller financing.  

I'm going to tell you something you don't want to hear, because there will be plenty of people FALSELY promising you what you want to hear.Two full-time W2 people with long-term rentals are basically limited to breaking even where you already are.

More on this found here: House Hacking: What Is It, How to Start, and Strategies for Success Basically, you can leverage an FHA loan (only 3.5% down, even with today’s prices) to buy a small multifamily like a duplex or fourplex.

All of my properties are in NW Indiana, basically between Chicago and South Bend Nice! 

And those rules are not your friends.And then the other thing, a very basic thing required here, is to make sure this is a profit motivated investment.