EPA does not take sewage spills into waterways lightly...and neither do lower level Tenants and remediation pros if it all ends up flooding your basement.For longest life, you should plan on annual preventative maintenance, which means pulling the pumps to clean the intakes and clean/remove debris from the pit; and you should get in the habit of checking the motor brushes.

I don't know if the planet will even be habitable for myself and my children at that point, let alone my great-grandchildren.That being said, I do appreciate your 5-10 year outlook.

Being strategic in advance is so vital with regards to pricing.

If you want a neighborhood to change, either the people who live there need to change their behavior, habits, values and culture or option two different people need to move in.Both take generational timeframes!

Trust & transparency are vital to the vacation rental management industry.

The property could be considered ready when it is considered to be "habitable". 

Credit scores alone tell you very little...you need to see what is contributing to that score, and you need to check for Bad Habits in all areas of their life...Court Records, Employment history, prior housing history, online presence, and anything else available.

As others have mentioned, the first and most vital step that can NEVER be skipped is performing your due diligence on the contractor or sub.

I am very happy I called the management companies and feel that they are the people who are in the know and can be a vital asset to what is going on in the community.

I have a bad habit of using both prospect and lead interchangeably when I consider them to be two separate things.