In fact, I've had several occasions where the Realtor voluntarily LOWERED their commission to help close the deal.

I spent about $600 on startup costs: two sets of sheets, blankets, towels, a nice single cup coffee pot, some other decorative touches, and keying the walk out basement door.  

Here in Miami Beach some areas are zoned for short-term and have no rental restrictions and some condo buildings offer hotel programs where you can voluntarily place your condo in it (or run it yourself and do all the property management work).I personally have had great success in utilizing the short-term / vacation rental property approach and have carved out a little profitable niche for myself here in Miami Beach.  

The tax pot is correct.  

It just seems like it would be very difficult without a large pot of money to accumulate enough monthly cash flow to do it full time.  

We will keep you posted on the other projects as they close out.As to those of you stirring a pot, continue posting but I say shame on you.  

When you do a year round you don't have to worry about how worn the couch gets or if the last renter ruined the pots.

Front door got painted and two nice pots with citrus in them sit on the stoop. 

I think it is a fair expectation of a tenant that there will be a POTS jack in a unit.

All of our money went into one pot.