It's like buying a Yugo and then complaining it doesn't drive like a sports car.You ALWAYS end up getting exactly what you PAID for!

I own a duplex in Englewood, FL, just a 10-minute drive from the beach.

I wanted to introduce myself as I am incredibly anxious to step foot into the incredible world of REI and would love to know if there are any local investors that meet/would like to meet on a semi-regular basis.I currently have a full time job in outside sales in the Arvada area so I do a lot of driving around which enables me to spend a lot of my time listening to podcasts and educating myself but I would love to get to know some players within my local area to really dive deep into the subject and in which I could potentially be of value in the future.

They're  concerned that the borrower is going to do something stupid, drive the property into a ditch, impair the property NOI / cash flow, and thus impair the mortgage bond. 

Do you drive guests to VRBO for some reason?

I don't think they have the drive I'm looking for as I try to build and grow a portfolio so I don't think I'd trust them to build a partnership with but, yes, that's probably a good idea.

It's pretty much a war zone there and I've had to communicate mostly by e-mail and text as cell service is about non-existent, and all the roads are closed so there's no driving over there and no gas even if you did get there. 

I would advise you to look for a house instead of a condo.Condos have many fees, rules and can have expensive assessments for repairs and improvements that you will be forced to pay.Also Condos are a dime a dozen so the competition is fierce which drives the nightly rental rate way down.

Investment Info: Multi-family residential buy & hold investment located a 20-mile drive or 25-minute ferry ride from downtown Boston in the beach town of Hull, Massachusetts, also known as Nantasket Beach.Purchase price: $550,000 in 2016Cash invested: $137,500 from 1031 exchange (75% mortgage)A 14-unit property on a corner lot, and it includes an adjacent lot as well (10,000 sq ft total lot size, double the town median lot size), giving an exceptionally large patio, yard, parking areas front and back, and a storage shed.

Thinking of just having my guys just down the hill help me out, it might be worth the drive to them to make a bit more per square foot then what I am being quoted by the locals in Truckee.