Now - as in now - might be a good time to pick one or two favorite nieces or nephews or someone like that, and have them work with you for two or three months so they understand what needs to be done.

having an incredible onsite manager, adding colorful flowers to perk up the curb appeal, paint the windo shutters to make them pop and renovate the interiors.

@Lexi Teifke One of my all time favorite movies of all time.

The Honeywell 9000 color touchscreen thermostats are very user friendly and have 2 different levels of locking the controls.I recommend these over any other thermostat. 

I just think the coloring is nicer, same exact layout and materials.

@Ali Harris, this is probably my favorite part of real estate investing: seeing the potential in a property that isn't readily apparent to most other people, and then executing a plan to bring your vision to life - so cool to hear you're exploring this!

STR in those areas do well year round because of fall colors and ski resorts and snow mobiling if they are on a lake, but on the flip side you are paying significant more because they serve dual purpose.  

A good painter can Spray pretty good if he has the proper tip , good quality paint, and at least 100 jobs done prior to yours.So many factors involved,  are you protecting the flooring,  changing colors a lot lots of repairs done prior?

I will, of course, need to approve the color.

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