(I am writing this from the lounge at Houston after having just cleared security.)

I've not been unreasonable and offered the price of the lawn that my dog damaged, but they are still asking for damages that are about 5 x more than I should be charged.Anyway question:on my lease it's ticked on the lease that the tenant is responsible for landscaping, lawn, shrubs etc...but the added addendum states...that we pay the owner $80 a month for landscaping direct to the landlords.I have emails to prove that all garden maintenance was covered throughout our time leasing (cos I complained and number of times about the grass not being cut/trees looking a mess etc)..

Mike Oh - your getting it, again if you just want a lounge and hang out with Capuchin monkeys sipping pina coladas that's all good. you are right, there is MUCH MORE to life than real estate.

This "experience" is one reason stores like Starbucks have people shelling out $5 a cup for lousy coffee and milk - you simply cannot beat the casual, yet classy, atmosphere of their lounge-type stores, with the easy-listening jazz playing over the speakers, your poets and would-be screenwriters banging out their next masterpiece on their laptop computers, and Realtors or notaries in the corner signing offers and loan docs.

Possibly coffee shop or Lounge in a condo building.

I would add some lounge chairs and a fire pit to the staging and some cafe lights.

There's even a guy who's set up a big ole Archie Bunker-style lounge chair, chilling like he's on a southern front porch.

That is great news and it sounds like COS is more STR friendly than other cities might be.I’m infinitely happy to have an absence of humidity since the Northeast US summers or Southeast or FL summers are my least favorite!

I have this burning desire to become financially independent cos I can't do this 9-5 for 30 more years.

I put 18k in materials I repainted the interior , replaced the old iirrigation, put up shade screens over the pool and lounge area in back yard, repainted and stained the kitchen and bathroom cabinets, replaced the kitchen countertops, replaced the flooring in both bathrooms and walk in closet and finally put a new Hvac and heater in.