A dream which we fought tooth and nail for and earned every aspect of it.

We were all flying high for a good number of years, then the number of str's grew so large that the locals lost their minds and started fighting tooth and nail against us.

Good luck and remember if you are having this much trouble buying the property everyone else is too!

I think Home Depot still accepts Lowe's coupons too.

@Rudy Vazquez And of course that extra $15k is paid by the tooth fairy.

They disguised it very well - your employees will too. 

If it's believing in your ability to succeed and taking some risk that is fine too.

Make sure you get the following on all properties for consideration:12 months of bills12 months of rent rolls12 months of bank statementsCopies of all leasesCopies of tax returns for the properties (3 years, if possible)Get a good RE lawyer and CPA and go through things with a fine tooth comb.

Since the 1960s, the amount of "farmable" land per quarter or section has increased dramatically in some areas {at the cost of fire separation, soil heath & erosion, and habitat for wildlife} and can be as hight as 80-90%.    

I thought remote property management was hard too.