I intentionally keep mine in a different county than I live in too, just in case they do notorious serious or something.I don't own many rentals these days, but if I did, id have one of the online pay services or set up an ACH on their paydays.

The AP has to be open, notorious and hostile...those terms have a legal meaning and essentially it is that you as the owner have been fully deprived of your right to the property.Absent those items above, it sounds like at best they have another legal right which is a "prescriptive easement".

Hot tub is notorious for collecting bad reviews. 

We've gotten that advice from an old timer in the trades, but Chicago is notoriously know for lagging with issuing permits and performing inspections.  

I may be onboarding two more but I'm still working the nitty gritty out with that landlord since they're 1 bedroom apartments still debating if its worth it, as 1 bedrooms are notorious for their low-profit margins, but they always have high occupancy rates.When I started out, my main goal was to expand my Airbnb portfolio, and now, with two successful properties under my belt and a third on the way, I couldn’t be more grateful for the journey so far.

So I would ask what you care the most about depending on the type of deals you do.I do think checking references and reviews is important as that's sometimes overlooked and some lenders are notorious for switch & baiting. 

Depends who you ask and how secure you feel about your income On the one hand being debt free is great, but leverage allows us to build our wealth quicker.RE investors are notorious for being cash poor, so I would avoid thatIf youre able to comfortably save 100k a year and have enough reserves, I think buying leveraged properties is the best way to scale.You could kill two birds with one stone theoreticallyThey say paying an extra month a year towards principal saves you 7 years on a 30 year fixed mortgageUsing that logic you can add 2+ months a year on your primary, and buy 1 property a year and keep enough reserves. 

Corvallis is notoriously “anti-building”, a more hyper-inflated market inside of its own bubble compared to the rest of the willamette valley.

Discount brokerages are notorious for having longer DOM and poor listing quality.

3.zillow is used for browsing but notorious for being inaccurate with multifamily 4. tough to say without know more.