With my w2 job, the agreement we sign to work outside the office specifies that we will work at a designated specific approved location (our home).

We completed the work 2 weeks before our baby was born so we took a 4 week hiatus to rest and have the baby.Then I dove into the design, planning, and permitting for the basement.I visited the local Permit office in Alexandria and basically said, "Hi, I'm a new homeowner and I'm an idiot when it comes to permitting.

This is the entry point I’d recommend with high CoC returns and includes your downpayment (20-25% down), closing costs and the furnishing/design budget.  

https://www.biggerpockets.com/airbnb-calculatorI would not go cheap on the furniture and really pay attention to the design and amenities you can have that compete with the top places near by.

@Ryan Leake thanks for sharing helpful tips.Steps 4 and 5 for "boosting ratings" is why I've designed an auto-mated post-stay review intercept survey.

Hello All,I have been investing for the last 4 years in real estate and am on the way to purchasing my 3rd property (a flip :)I am having a hard time knowing how I should organize my incomes, expenses, taxes, ect for easy bookeeping, to help keep everything separate legally, & to produce income on the money sitting in the accounts.I can only explain my ideal thoughts in a graphic design so i will include that here:Does this make sense in order to maximize profits & keep things organized? 

., modern designs, open concepts) are resonating with buyers or renters?

A service animal is a real designation.

Short sales by design are listed on MLS (always and always are arms length) and not below value, or the lender would more than likely decline any short sale offer.

It can be a conversation in search of a win-win, a mutual effort vs adversarial negotiation as on-market is designed to be.