Im invested in Las Vegas.On the strip 4-stars  no way you get $55,$65,$75,$85 not since 2015.....................maybe $86. maybe you need to check Ballys for example:Book your August through February three night, weekday stay now for $99 in a Resort King or Queen room type.

Between the two or three contract companies, there are roughly 20-30 maintainers in a given area, depending on work requirements, but rarely are there less than 10.

The term for folks that like to look at homes they are not able/willing to purchase is "looky loo," they comprise something around three quarters of the people that show up to any reasonably well marketed open house.

As a personal objective, I determined that three month's worth of living expenses is a good "reserve" to have. 

We have decided to change it from a 3 family to a two family where the bottom basement property can be rented out and the main three floors is a single family.  

Three months later the woman of the house dropped a bowl on the kitchen floor and a tile spiderwebbed.

I have been thinking about this decision for about three months now.

You could buy a 4 plex with 3.5% down, rent three units and live in the other with an FHA loan.

The difference with a PLoC is that it isn't using your house as collateral and the interest rate is likely higher than what you would get with a HELoC.Looking at the equity that I have in our first house, even almost three years later, we still don't have the equity required to create a HELoC based on that property. 

Damages include, but are not limited to, damages to floors, carpets, drapes, screens, landscaping, fencing, including odors due to the presence of pets.”At least three of the items on the list—landscaping, fencing, and screens—have the possibility of being damaged by an “outside dog”.