All Forum Posts by: Shane Sauer

Jim - in review of VRBO/AirBNB/Short-Term vacation rental properties in Florida, we have found Orlando to be a solid contender.  I know you mentioned Destin, but Orlando (due to you know what) has stronger year round bookings, lower cost access (airfare), and international appeal.  If you're open to other locations in Florida, Orlando might be worth considering.

Michelle - I lived and invested in KC over the past 15 years.  I continue to lend in the area.  Saw you post, and just thought I would share some info.  When people ask for good/bad areas, I always get concerned because it is so subjective.  So instead of providing opinion, there are some tools out there that use strictly data that may be able to help you.  One tool is RentFax which provides a location risk score.  You can take locations you've had success in on the MO side and look for comparable scoring neighborhoods in KCKS.  Another company, Location, Inc. just introduced a new beta tool for searching by criteria.  Another is PolicyMaps.  I'm sure there are many more, but just wanted to encourage you to use your own definition of "good/bad" and data to guide your search.  Best of luck.

Jeff B. - sounds like Ike and Jeffrey K. are supportive of replacing. You sound like an intelligent person, taking an intelligent approach.

To your question, I paid just under $200 to have a driveway jacked. The settlement was caused by a poorly located downspout. So in this particular case by knowing the cause of the settlement and resolving it, I felt comfortable with Jacking.

Good luck whichever way you go.

Jeff -

It's hard to give you credible advice without seeing what exactly your dealing with, but I have both "jacked" slabs and replaced.

Based on the size of area mentioned, I would definitely explore "jacking". Hope this gives you some direction.