Lately, this seems to be a frequent topic, as certain gurus teach people to request 0% owner financing from sellers, and a number of investors brag about having done so.

Inquiries, expedient responses for assistance, repairs, and maintenance, frequent rate/yield analysis, etc. 

in addition, smokers will say they will smoke outside but for a variety of reasons (bad weather, everyone else is inside, it is more comfortable inside, etc) end up smoking inside.  

Making more income requires a significant amount of time, stress, and energy which would come at the expense of my family.I've also gotten to the point where it's harder to delay gratification--it's not a skill my wife is great at (so delaying gratification frequently means I go without, and she doesn't) and spending $2000 to go see nephews and nieces is much more important than having an extra 5 shares of google or MSFT. 

I talk about this on the BP podcast I did and frequently on BP. 

I looked at GPS tracking, but they need batteries changed frequently, and a monthly fee to be paid like a cell phone bill, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

But if you have issues qualifying, the property is an investment, or you can't seem to get a hold of a bank rep, you may want to contact a broker with a variety of options. 

Im certainly not an expert in the Smokies other than a semi frequent guest - but if you have the cash I would think anything north of 10% is a good way to go. 

Syndications and passive investing are frequent topics of discussion in the forums.

These rules made it very challenging–-and frequently impossible–-for investors and others to operate non-owner occupied STR properties legally in Austin.