If you don't get your properties rented at the beginning of a semester or school year, you may end up holding vacant properties for many months (unless you seriously lower the rent, or take less desirable tenants).In my area, college rentals that cash flow are hard to find (all the sellers are hoping some doctor-daddy will buy their overpriced property for some spoiled princess).It can be a good business (especially with parental guarentees), but you've really really got to know your market.

I'm going as Darth Vader and my wife's going as Princess Amedala.

Sure, the Cinderella stories are out there, and maybe you could be the rags to riches princess too, but with the time you have on your side, you won't need the fairy godmother if you can be patient, diligent and smart about your moves.Chin up kid.

I have started with the Chase freedom card --> Chase Sapphire Preferred --> Chase Business Cash (Registered my house hack as a business).Currently I have over $1,000 worth of travel points in Chase Rewards.I would love to hear all of your success stories on credit card churning.Please share!

Lake Toxaway, Cashiers, and Sapphire are nice as well.There are some "condotel" listings in Asheville, though that is very limited.You said you already had someone working with you in Asheville area.

@Amy Herzing Princess Anne

@Justin Kane I used sapphire reserve to pay for it so I think disputing wouldn't be too hard but I want both sides to be happy obviously.When you say reimburse, does AMEX pay you back while not paying the contractors then ?

Is the property on Princess Lakes and/or is there lake HOA fees?  

East side-Sapphire Beach is prime.  

Princess.