Hurricane Helene prevented us from hitting $200k revenue this year since the interstate got shut down for major repairs and tourism traffic suffered this last couple of months which are always the best months.

No one wants to be moving around the holidays and in the cold. 2 weeks is very short window to notice traffic

Unfortunately no one is going to guarantee that they'll make you a loan; there are too many things that can pop up outside of the lender's control.

So far there is some indication of a little uptick for 2025 booking - I've already booked out a few weeks beyond the winter, which is when I go down and take care of maintenance and repairs - and in the summer, but traffic and inquiries are way, way down.If you feel like seeing a blood bath, just pull up the MLS and look at the Margaritaville development.

However, there are some drawbacks to putting a rental property in a trust - first setting up a trust can be expensive and involve a lot of paperwork, the rental property may be subject to rent control and liability insurance may be more expensive for a trust.

Being in control of the contract, understanding the market you're buying in, and securing the right  price are the foundations of a solid deal.

This means they will have practically complete control over whom to rent, how much to rent for, and how much to charge for repairs, etc.

I only by the commercial line that is supposed to stand up to higher traffic use...we will see.

For example, bank accounts we control and specific investor capital accounts are all tracked in this same software.For our investor reports, each month we download spreadsheets, write a narrative for the month's performance and then export it all to a PDF.

We do nice kitchens and stainless appliances, have cleaning service, pest control, landscaping and address any maintenance issues immediately.