Anyways I guess we see this differently.I thought it was pretty stand-up of @Joe McCall to come on here and publicly apologize to the original post.

Thankfully, with today's technology, access to market data, virtual tours, and streamlined property management services makes investing from a distance easier than ever.

Also I am having more and more difficulty finding insurance companies service STRs.My agent recommended a visitor covering option to my regular insurance.

As a savings of a few thousand dollars on furniture, could determine if your occupancy rate is 65% versus 70%...If the revenue is $50,000/yr that's $2,500 in one year (which could be the breakeven for that specific line-item expense).To determine you total breakeven point occupancy rate, and not just related to the furniture, take your operating expenses plus your debt service and divide it by your effective gross income.

@Carl Rowles as a public school teacher you may have a 403b which also sometimes offers loans!

We also have a huge budget allowance from the city over the next few years to improve public transportation measures within the city.

If you were you promoting your services to our members, the site will auto-ban you, too.It appears that your ban has been lifted.

installing PSL flush beamSome of my other favorites are undersized electrical services (particularly underground) aluminum and knob n tube rewires.

They would be putting in some money and their service as sweat equity, and we would be putting up money and my wife’s services. 

In major cities I can get someone out for emergency service typically same day, even if I have to pay overtime for after hours work.