I am guessing the beach houses were usually purchased and rented with a goal of “free” family vacations being paid for (along with mortgages) by rental income.  

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so are you doing this work for the seller for FREE.. ???

This is after-tax money though, so doesn't really do the same but gives me some tax free gains down the road. 

Quote from @Dan Lucchesi: Quote from @John Underwood: Lower price and advertise in more placed.I even get an occasional booking from a perpetual free Craig's List ad. 

I just let various groups stay for free and just pay for the cleaning.

Feel free to DM if you have any questions. 

Video is FREE today, so it's epic neglect of duty to not include one.

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Second thought was to give away the home free to whomever is willing to do the work.( look for this in the classifieds if I end up with the property.