Partnerships can be great, especially when you have complimentary skills/knowledge/ or funds that may be the other people's missing piece to be able to put together the puzzle (or deal!).

Cashflow is just 1 piece of a very large puzzle to determine which market to invest in. 

Thats only one piece of the puzzle.

"Investing" though, is only one peice of the puzzle. 

But in reality, only a small percentage of people are willing and able to play the game, so there's enough to go around and there's no need to rush.Second, the ongoing cashflow vs appreciation question/debate is, well, puzzling, because I think it's pretty much been settled by David Greene, the host of the BP podcast.

Reducing your taxes and liabilities is also a huge piece of the puzzle as well@Edward Kanive - Nice you house hacked during residency. 

@Pete Barrow I was recently in Boone on an exploratory trip.  

Then do the digging and put the puzzle together if you have more questions reach back out and ask sometimes the best tenants aren’t the ones who took the easy path.  

He did end up asking for it and we did get the reduction, but I am still puzzled as to why anyone would think an inspection was not grounds enough to renegotiate price (or repairs).

But the dedication and hard work you portray in your story is something I find hard to teach...sharing your successes really paints a picture of how important that piece of the puzzle is!