batchskiptracing.comnot affiliated with them in anyway i've just used them and it works. 

If you don't have one, search the internet for one.

I’ve also had good luck with bank of the internet through Costco if you get a membership there before applying get the black card, it gets you $300 off. 

boy I would not be fishing around the internet for this info it should take all of 30 minutes to get all these questions answered by simply walking into the planning department and talking with a planner as they walk you through the regs.. 

The biggest advantage I have to getting started is the internet and a forum of landlords that tell you almost to a "T" what to do so you don't have the problems of landlords past. 

I am an engineer so I use a detailed spreadsheet.I add up all my costs and these are many and subtract that from my estimated income.I look at similar properties and see what rates they are getting and how often they are booked.Excel does the math for you once you have all the numbers.Remember for a VRBO you have to pay for the utilities (don't forget cable or satellite TV and internet), consumables and furnish the place.

DISCLAIMER: I am neither an attorney nor a CPA, and I don't play one on the internet.

After tearing through the forums on BP and many sites on the internet I still don’t know what would be a good deal structure.

I got a quote from a popular internet lender, they tried to get $10k in points (1.6 points) for a 3.99% rate on my primary residence!

Do I just print a real estate contract from the internet and we fill it out, then I take that to my bank to get financing?