If so, before you sign with a contractor, check out Blue Ridge Log Cabins.

Bought my HI house in 2005, started renting it out in 2011, but the tenants and home were zero maintenance so I have very little actual landlording experience.Recently widowed, 4 young children, 1 young Newfoundland puppy, 2 helpful but sometimes contankerous parents.Educational background in business and engineering (the ocean kind), currently teaching at VMI..where there is no ocean.

@Jeff Weiherer I have a great accountant that a number of my Property Management clients utilize and love in the Phoenix market.Of course, I selfishly think Blue Sky Living (me) is the best Property Management in the Phoenix metro market as well. lol I don't do far west side properties but have a good friend that does a great job also depending on the location of the property.

Double click it will populate the comment box in blue and they will be notified. 1 you just eliminated half your tenant pool. 2 what is a good score?

@Charles CarilloI am also looking at Tampa market but heard I should stay away from Florida market near the ocean (Tampa, Sarasota , Jacksonville) due to high insurance cost and hurricanes.

We almost bought a place in Lincoln City about 100ft from the water (not ocean front, but bay).

I'm sure it has some decent areas but I personally get really particular above the Norwood lateral unless you get out around Blue Ash then it kinda cleans back up. 

It is a beautiful log cabin home right off the highway, minutes from downtown and the blue ridge parkway.

Some higher value properties, which cash flow lower, have leverage, offer greater tax advantages, and appreciate over time.Some lower properties in real blue collar areas, great cash flow, no leverage, not as many tax write-offs, and generally don't appreciate.

YES the Seller calls in those credits to the title company to show on the Alta Statement BECAUSEYES the Buyer will sign the Alta Statement ONLY IF those credits are on the Alta StatementTHEREFORENO the damn stupid title company whose job is to act as an IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTY cannot "assume" that you would work it out at a later date.It's outrageous that they removed the credit, I'd be freaking furious that she "blue me off."