Good morning all, Vacation rental owners, how much thought do you put into creating the most relaxing situation possible for your guest?

Even though I am 62, I hope to have a few years of actual retirement doing the things that are enjoyable and being relaxed with some saved money and investments still providing me with money.I know alot of this is probably hard to believe but my attempt is to inform you not feeling too shocked at what I said and wanting to be believed. 

Is there any other techniques that is more better vs another to examine repair/rehab cost while analyzing property.Hope to get lot of stories n ideas from you guys.

we do a lot of infill building.. this only works in HIGHLY desirable areas @Wayne Brooks  as Wayne states not sure were your thinking the value play is here.now there are plenty of folks that buy cheapo lots in FLA like Lehigh acres then sell for a few grand more on contracts those are the land flipping guru's you see that's what they teach.. and there are millions upon millions of lots available for this type of activity generally in FLA  and West Texas  AZ CA and other areas that had massive land speculation booms in the turn of the century.. think Lancaster Palmdale in CA there are million plus platted lots there that get traded around at tax sales every year.to find land with value to builders you need infill in established areas.. close to down towns.. in areas that are regentrifying .. lots that have shadow plats beneath them. or you can split using a lot confirmation technique ( common in Portland)  you need to work areas of Scarcity .. 

The problem was that after I made that down payment of about $45,000, I had very little money to keep expanding.I had to use multiple lower money techniques in order to grow over the years including:-401K loan for down payments on three properties-FHA owner occupied 4 plex with 3.5% down-Conventional mortgages with 5% down on 2 single family homes that I owner occupied and later turn into rentals-BRRRR method on one home to get all my cash back and buy another propertyThe next thing I'm doing is either refinancing or selling a property in order to get way more units.

That surface will survive practically any cleaning technique and, undisturbed, there are of course examples that have lasted millennia.As far as I can tell, grout removal and replacement was not really given to you as an option to deal with the problem.

Utilize Houston's relaxed zoning and code to your advantage. 

Try to concentrate on house-hacking technique to digest more before you purchase your first deal.

What are your best techniques to decide on specific areas to purchase houses to rehab?

Do you think that is a reasonable ask given the circumstances mentioned above and any recommendations on negotiation techniques?