My husband and I anticipate a need for travel a few times a year, and so we're thinking the Alaska Airline VISA Signature card might be helpful, since it would accumulate some miles and also has the annual companion ticket. 

But they were advertising a "Big Event" and tried to pressure sell me on spending $1000 for a front row "VIP" ticket to the big event.

I know they do 30 year fixed on 1-5 but best I can get on commercial lending is 15 or 20 year with 5 year arm. 30 year fixed would be quite the golden ticket

I ordered so much lumber (For framing) from one local lumber house that not only did I get large discounts but I got free pencils (OMG) and free tickets to local NFL/MLB games, which I rarely used, I would pass these on to my Subs to further cement our relationships.

They charge $30,000 for their top program and although that is high-ticket, if it was a genuine program that worked, would be a good investment. 

Tax and insurance premium are about $5k, utility (including internet) is $9k, cleaning fee is about $7k (based on 40 stays), maintenance $2k,  wear and tear items $3k, and set aside $5k for big ticket items. 

The property / units are in good shape it’s just the BIG ticket items which don’t seem to get enough credit in the appraisal.

But I do know that, when it starts to fall apart, I could be hit with some big-ticket items.In hindsight, I should have hired a local inspector to do a super comprehensive and thorough inspection immediately after closing.

Further, save your money and buy a few tickets on Allegiant Air to Tampa and we'll walk you through each deal on a regular basis under better terms.

So if you met a guy who won $100 million by buying lottery tickets, would you think buying lottery tickets is a good idea?