Then after a couple weeks the goal moved to 10 calls a week.

I attended an informational training for beyond bnb, without signing up for their service, I implemented a couple strategies they discussed and found they worked.  

Hi Kevin,I have a couple of rentals in Fredericksburg and I allow pets (charging a pet deposit and monthly pet rent to cover damages and wear and tear).

It took us a couple years before we really started becoming confident in what we do.  

If we decide to refi in 3-5 years, though, we may time a couple of the leases to end at the same time and spend ~$6k to tear 2 rooms down and rebuild them.

We lived there for a couple of years and were able to build over 150K in equity with the renovations we made.

.- You close on December 10th- The property is in great shape and does not need any significant repairs- It only needs some paint touch-up and changing a couple of broken fixtures, which you do yourself- You spend the next week buying furniture, electronics and supplies and installing/arranging everything yourself- You also roll up your sleeves and scrub the toilets and sinks and appliances- You put it on AirBnB/VRBO and have your first guest renting it for the 3 days of Christmas- You second guest rents it for the following weekend and leaves before NYE- You personally clean and restock the place between these two guestsCongrats!

Penny Penny, PLEASE take a moment to go to the Syndication FORUM here on Bigger Pockets and read the innumerable stories of investors who have had their distributions stop shortly after investing, lost principal, or now have their capital tied up for TWICE as long coupled with no distributions. 

I will be going down there in a couple of days, and interested in building/developing/investing, I am a licensed Mexican Architect, I have friends living there as realtors, US investors, and US builders ready to pull the trigger. 

It's been a couple of years since my last refinance (conventional loan of $200K, value is around $275-300K).