It is a difficult battle because of where the "precious owner" lives.Technically, it isn't my issue but I like to maintain bank relationships.In your opinion what steps would you take?

Partnerships are precious because of the way we can all help each other and grow stronger at the same time.Regarding the financial side of things, something that is revolutionizing my business practices and I wish I would have done a decade earlier is this:  Profit First. 

If you're keen to grow a real estate portfolio, don't be so quick to decide to sell, just to extract your precious capital.I'm an engineer by background.

These are peoples vacations, so time is precious to them. 

Thank you all, I have asked questions before and received very precious answers from you.

It's fools gold and a waste of precious life time.

Our cottage is not a generic space solely designed for renting out - we picked out everything in it because we loved it, and nothing in it is particularly expensive (all our art and a number of other pieces are flea market finds and anything precious is locked up in the owner's closet for our use) - but I have sometimes struggled to remind myself over the years that these guests are paying down our mortgage and the things they have damaged can be replaced.

I meet precious few born-and-bred local investors in the area that ask themselves what's going to happen to the area after all the old people die (Pittsburgh is the oldest Metropolitan Stastistical Area in the USA) and geriatric health care ceases to be the main employer here.

Precious metals to protect wealth. 401k only with a company match to buy more real estate cashflow and more precious metals.

@Precious Thompson How much would it cost to have a GC walk through with you?