I owned a co-op apartment and i bought in 2011 post financial crisis and have since sold.

(I'd advise against signing whatever subs hand you)  If you GC yourself, you need to put that under a corporation, get insurance, and create your OWN contract the subs signs (who will then need to get you their W9, insurance naming your co. as additional insured, and their license depending on trade--make sure it is all current and active!!)...

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I live in CO and all my properties are in Appalachia, so it would take a day to get there if I wanted to. 

I think for those that dont care for the coast and can handle a little winter weather thats why we are seeing a lot of movement to the PNW and into Idaho and Montana Colorado Wyoming etc etc.

Arvada is just northwest of Denver.

Here in Denver, it makes so much sense to add that room or just pay a little extra for a 5br house up front. 

There are currently 9,000 properties listed in Lee and Collier counties and 2,000 or 22% took prices drops in the last 7 day alone.Adam -- The builders that I network with are having no problem selling new builds, even before the CO is obtained, hence why there hasn't been a noticeable slowdown in the Cape Coral market.  

Here in Co Springs that would probably work by renting out rooms with individual leases.

For out-of-state STRs investors, is it normal for a cohost / property manager to insist on creating an OTA listing on their account to better streamline their systems? Seems like a potential issue if I stop working wi...