If you can pay cash for an investment, make a down payment high enough to minimize the cost of financing, invest the cash and accrue interest.

Out of curiosity, why vacation rentals? 

For those of you who have been investing >10 years, and have accrued properties before the 2003 time period, what was it like buying properties before the bubble really started to pick up.

We need to learn to look once again at life as we did as children, letting fascination and curiosity give us welcome cause for taking a second look, rather than taking for granted.

I've only browsed the EBay offerings a couple of times for Florida properties, just out of curiosity.  

In that last month, late fees will accrue and my notices and phone calls will begin just as in any other month.

Property record will help you to find people that they are having the curiosity of buying or selling the property.

I had no idea about this community until I downloaded a bunch of BP podcasts out of curiosity and binge listened Sunday on my 11 hour trip from Panama City, Fl to College Station, TX.

There are a lot of moving parts involved so having the vehicle set up in advance seems very advantageous.My conceptual plan for setting up the structure is more simple:50% equity for me - I do ALL the work including property management and accounting50% equity for capital partners - No responsibility in terms of making business decisions or operations of the businessMonthly cash flow paid out after all expenses (including budgeted expenses) are paid out and accrued for.  

Real Estate investing has always caught my curiosity and I look forward to acquiring my first buy and hold property within the next 2 months.