For instance, you can't block off May through December on your calendar - it will stay open and show as available to guests, and you'll need to explain in your description that you won't be renting it then.  

That's held in escrow, usually by an attorney.

Pricing, photos, description, and early guest ratings are critical for long-term performance.

I have found excess service calls to be very rare and they have been limited to tenants that were already known problem people (usually people with some kind of pretty obvious personality disorder).

As long as one person is a real estate professional, you can usually use rental losses offset joint income.

Then i would look for a portfolio loan from a small local bank, usually better than the bigger banks. 

Prepayment penalties- usually 1-5 year terms.

Altercations are usually over very fast in a matter of seconds or minutes.

Certified mail is the best method, as emails usually don’t meet legal standards unless allowed by the loan agreement.

Aloha,Keep in mind, NO credit is usually far better than BAD credit...and credit is only one element of your screening criteria.