However, advice such as you can't go wrong long term paying retail price for RE definitely seems questionable and influenced by his being a realtor.

You could schedule post on facebook and boost them so they get good exposure @Sal Sanshez

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Age and condition of the property, quality of tenants, and frequency of turnover all influence this cost.  

Lewis, assuming that personal debt might be an issue, you can either buy an aged LLC with business credit or season one on your own, and transfer all personal debt. to the entity to get if off your personal credit report to boost your DTI. 

My husband would definitely want to use it once per month (even in winter) since he is a reservist in the coast guard there.Do we boost our retirement fund by taking a more conservative approach at home, or do we get a property in PCB that allows us to pretend we're already retired for 2-4 days a month?

Also, can boost rents up $50-75 per unit, thus will net 600-700. 

...also @Lane Kawaoka is a solid influencer on the island, always with the good advice!

If anyone has any great advise on how to boost my score, lender input, REI experience in relation to my issue,  etc. , I'm all ears...Have a great day ... 

The reason that you don't see much discussion is that most investors do everything or nothing, because if you start putting in paint and flooring it is hard not to justify a couple thousand extra for granite etc. which will boost the rent the most.