We own a cabin in Wears Valley. 

That is the thing about the game we are playing....every job is diferent and you can count on absolutely nothing.

His wife passed in May of 2023 so we are trying to work out a deal before May 2025 so we can avoid the capital gains taxes.

We fee like a conservative approach will let us go through the growing pains of better understanding real estate investing without the worry of being over leveraged to add to the stress while we are both still employed full time in our careers and do not plan on quitting our jobs to go fully into real estate. 

We are closing on our first South Bend rental property next week, as our local market opportunities have become non-existant unfortunately.  

The property is a duplex with an ARV (after repair value) of $700,000, making it a strong deal.However, I want to ensure I’m not overlooking any potential red flags.

Hey @Robert Carmody, we are only on AirBNB and VRBO and they work just fine.I have been reluctant to do a Booking.com listing due to the negative reviews I have heard from other hosts.Booking.com was geared towards hotel stays, which means your STR gets treated like a hotel room.

I just bought all the drywall, cement board, and a 3/4 full thing of red guard water proofing that I need for my entire bathroom remodel for no joke $110, that would have cost me $400+ at the store but someone else who already finished their bathroom just had a ton left over.

So much so that we are thinking about buying an investment condo in a new development that just blew our mind.

It has been about 2 years and now we are starting to have companies come to us.