Never, but the banks I deal with love to use 75% vacancy for LTR (stupid, Bozeman has 100% occupancy for LTR, never in my 15 years PM'ing here have I had an empty apartment), and 50% for STR (due to the nature of my market).

i'd go with natural gas if money is not a factor.  

Have you had problems of this nature with Buildium?

Interesting article linked below, and a cautionary one for anyone who considers buying debt in natural disaster areas where the home's value is lower than the debt.

Some of the people I mailed to actually have their places listed, so they naturally called. 

I became an accidental landlord but there was a part of me that was more than happy to let that tenant keep paying off my condo for me.I am a natural saver and after clearing out all my money for the downpayment a year ago I found myself with a good chunk of cash again.

lol)So naturally a few years ago after graduating from school I became real estate obsessed.

.), where it is naturally attracting a crowd looking for luxury.

I'm pretty conservative by nature, but would hate to overestimate the profit potential.

I am inclined to be pretty lenient, the last thing I want to do is initiate an eviction immediately following a natural disaster.