Its an art form in picking out the right partners. most of them fail.

I have a photography and art background, so I'm not looking to hire anyone, but I want to do better than compact cams or a phone with a wide attachment lens.

I was amazed at how well it works,” said Webb, whose rental rates range from $99 to $225 a night.During peak season, Airbnb hosts tend to raise their rates much like hotels do.Lupita Johnston, who’s been hosting since 2014, charges $300 a night during the gem show — more than double her usual $120 rate — but her guests don’t mind, she said.For roughly the cost of two queen beds at a four-star hotel during the gem show, Johnston’s guests get a 2,000-square-foot west-side house filled with art and antiques, with mountain views and sleeping space for nine people.Visitors come from around the globe, she said, rhyming off a list: “Panama, Holland, Germany, India, Japan, Finland, Denmark and all over the United States.

So if they send a check then do a RTS without opening it. 

Serious vetting/screening is an art form and is one of the things that can be a make or break point for a large number of landlords.

Banks have a vested interest in getting lowball appraisals in BRRRR situations, and if appraisers want to keep working for their main clients, those banks, they quickly learn to be well-versed in the art of giving the banks what they want, money-making lowball appraisals that screw you, the investor, and take money out of your pocket.An appraiser is going to come in with a point-and-shoot digital camera, or, in the worst case, use her/his phone.

Great arts here, the best beer, legal weed (if that's your thing), proximity to the mountains, and 300 days of sun.

It would be great to meet for lunch on a Saturday sometime.Bleu, you don't happen to be the art teacher at MHS, do you? 

I do appreciate where I come from, it's taught me perseverance, grit and the art of the collaboration.When I married and had my son, I went a little overboard with the "be a provider" mindset. 

Kind of running in circles on this dilemma and would love to get your opinion on this.When using @Michael Blank 's calculator (which is a state of the art weapon) i see the "deposit to replacement reserve" line item in the EXPENSES box, but there is no CAPEX line item.