Which is not easy for possible for many people (like your husband).Once you really know what to do, the risk level drastically reduces.

Start by leveraging your skills to identify undervalued properties, perform cost-efficient renovations, and build sweat equity.

We have the drive to achieve whatever we put our mind to, the skills to create a very unique and desirable space, and the finances to back up our investment.

Apparently the water level in the bowls alone are too low.... and so the poo sticks to the porcelain instead of hitting water, and doesn’t flush away.

I am going to see if I can switch to a local Wisconsin insurance that reflects our local risk level in their premiums.Many of the homes in the Pacific Palisades are 3-5 million, but when you look on Google Street View, most are very modest homes from the 1960s (there are some $20m ultra luxury mansions too), so a lot is the land value, the home replacement value on a 1600sqft may be what - 500k at the most?

Luckily for me the state of Florida has state level protection which bars municipalities from passing new or amending their existing laws.That said, I am seeing cities like City of Saint Pete crack down and are enforcing their laws for the first time in years.  

MB's calculator is a great tool, and also a very dangerous one if you dont know how to use it or are not familiar with how to use excel at a medium+ level.

If it's currently an STR they should be able to provide you with the p/l statement from prior years so you can see gross rents, operating expenses, average daily rates and occupancy levels.

Depending on your income level, you may be able to take some losses on your return.

Really cheap to aquire and almost doubles in value after he uses the bobcat to level it out....