I spend ~1–2 hrs/week handling tenant issues (repairs, coordinating contractors, supervising, upkeep for their space).Questions for the group:Do all of these activities count toward REP hours?

Appraisers for DSCR products often give weight to actual rental income.4.

Each individual deal presented has full analysis, from us, on why we are designating it viable, and the viability weight vs the other options.

That $200 doesn’t change where I eat, and it’s definitely not worth the clogged toilet phone calls.”What I didn’t realize was that I was being overly conservative—borderline pessimistic—and I wasn’t giving enough weight to all the other advantages of real estate investing.BP Con changed that.

Add taxes, insurance, and upkeep, and you’re easily at $2k+ in monthly holding costs.

IE hard money, or private equity etc.I would consider risk weighted returns. 

The goal is to simplify things for them — the upkeep and management have become too stressful — while keeping the property in the family.

Do appraisers usually give more weight to cosmetic upgrades like kitchens/baths, or do they mainly look for big-ticket stuff like roof/heating?

Unfortunately that investment has turned out to be pretty bad with a combination of issues with the tenant, section 8 and constant upkeep.

Invest out of state where you can actually have control over your property and not live under the crushing weight of red tape.