I am only interested in Eagle Rock Resort as a vacation/secondary home. 

Failure to pay the utilities when due is a lease violation and will result in a notice to pay or vacate.

It's a lot more complicated than booking a flight, a hotel and a rental car for a vacation, and the stakes are so much higher. 

One of these days I may venture downtown to see if anyone is in the office, or if the space is vacated.

While some don't care, think about the family of four who is trying to budget for a family vacation.

I buy a lot of small mom&pop vacation rental businesses (think 3-10 cabins).

He has a vacation scheduled, but otherwise maybe 5 to 6 week effort (plus live-in may add some complexities)) .  

I keep my balances really low and pay my credit cards weekly on payday so I don't normally run into this problem but I have seen the rare chance when I am on vacation and have large spend that aligns right at the end of a billing cycle where my reported balance goes up by a few thousand dollars. 

New Jersey law requires that security deposit be refunded to the tenant via check delivered in person or as a certified mail.Is it ok to instead refund security deposit via say Zelle?Is this method considered against ...

I may consider selling off my Indianapolis area SFHs to 1031 exchange to Nevada (Reno or Vegas, looking at those 2 markets) - I think my kids would rather have another home in Nevada (future primary, vacation home or rental) vs dealing with rentals 2000 miles away.