Same thing for sheets - some unknown guest took a whole set of sheets home with them after a stay, and there wasn't any way to know who it was because there were several guests in and out before anyone noticed (the anyone was us because we checked the spares when we came down last fall). 

I'll spare the details of the entire deal, but basically I have a family friend that recently acquired a probate property and I offered to help them out.

If a tropical storm is approaching and you have guests staying at your property, here are some items to consider providing:- Water bottles- A battery pack so guests can charge phones- Battery powered lanterns- Battery powered fans- A radio for weather updates- Flashlights - Spare batteriesA safe space I would suggest storing these items before a storm arises would be in your owners closet with coded access for guests.Although not necessarily terrifying in every case, smaller storms still have the capability to cause power outages and severe flooding which could end up preventing your guests from being able to leave.If a hurricane is approaching, be proactive with any upcoming reservations.

Go look up the Federal and State statutes.That's what I read in my spare time to get answers on things.

I wouldn't sign up for classes in person, too expensive and time consuming... doing online means you do it in your spare time while focusing on whatever else you do for work.  

When I had a full time job passive investing was a spare time “hobby”; something I did for fun and to build my investment income one day to surpass my active income and take it’s place.Let’s first define some income types:Earned Income:This includes wages, salaries, bonuses, and commissions from your job.Tax rates can vary based on your total income and the tax bracketsPassive Income:Passive income includes earnings from activities in which you don’t actively participate, such as rental income, dividends, interest, owning ATMs, etc.

You should finish the house and let your mom sell it and spare a decent chunk of capital gains for the profits (Section 121 of the tax code). 

I banked all my spare cash until I had enough money that was sitting around making no interest that I said "I need to do something with this money", went out and bought a rental property for cash.

I'm a broker and investor up here in Sacramento, I manage over 100 STR properties and a ton of people lately are coming from the Bay Area taking advantage of their accrued equity.If you have enough to spare without over-leveraging yourself, and if you can get a good rate from the bank, I think it's a brilliant strategy...

I have a family of 7 - wife and 5 boys (6 to 16yrs old ), work an 80hr a week job, and have renovated a duplex and built a spec house in my spare time over the last 3 years.