After he became completely paralyzed, I found myself wondering if we'd ever be able to use our own vacation home because it wasn't accessible for him and it made me realize just how limited and unwelcoming the world is for people with disabilities.

*Do we charge them rent and then gift that amount back to them (the FMR is well below annual gift limits) or can we gift them rent and still deduct expenses on our taxes?

Also, in many cases you must work off of an approved vendor list which means basic repairs can be more costly since you are limited in who you can select.

However, from my understanding on this, it’s not a public database like a Secretary of State site, but rather only available to limited parties.

I’ve tried to look up municipal codes online in regards to rent by the room and limits on unrelated people living in the same home and have had no luck.

Maybe add on Booking.com but after that it's the law of diminishing returns - lots of work/time for just a guest or two.If you are self managing I would limit the amount of platforms to the top few because it could get overwhelming tracking the property on all the various sites because they all work a little bit differently.

I have seen a Heloc lower an investors scores due to excessive tradelines and due to the balance to credit limit percentage.

@John McKee, I have no direct experience with this scenario, but here are some thoughts:First, drive thru's are limited to banks (and even these seem to be disappearing) and restaurants.  

This is a common issue, but having stricter cost control measures or a contingency buffer in place could help on future projects.

The agent has been communicative the whole time (something that I can say about 5% of agents in my limited experience) so I'm a fan!