Robert,  Thanks for your very  comprehensive comments!  

As you suggested, we should set up a more comprehensive spreadsheet as a screening tool. 

This is a pretty good overview.

All of those books mentioned above will provide a great overview for you.However, you're going to need some very detailed information that you can put into action (such as scripts for making phone calls, knowing how to overcome specific objections, etc.).Let me know if you want to check out what I have...

Not everyone looking to sell their house contacts you right away, but when they are finally ready, you're been hitting them with Facebook ads for weeks or months (you only pay when you click, and if these people already visited your website, you want them to click, nobody outside the group of folks who've visited your website will even see your ads, much less click on them)Here's a link to how Facebook remarketing works: https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-a...And here's a post I wrote a few years ago that gives an overview on different remarketing techniques.

I will talk more about this a little later once I provide a more comprehensive answer to your question.Are there good buys in the current Las Vegas market?

Once that mortgage payment is gone we are in essence financially independent.Years to Retirement Financial Overview Spreadsheet I calculated using my Financial-Spreadsheet * assuming the $100,000 in rent * that our annual savings rate after all expenses is $53,722.

If found through MLS, just use the listing agent, and if you found it off market you COULD go about this yourself, but it's a good idea to have an attorney overview any paperwork you personally prepare/sign.

Need more comprehensive information on list of services provided for an Airbnb and cost?

Be careful that you're not looking at a more comprehensive neglect, though, where the cost of all the deferred maintenance eats you up.The national average for appreciation is 3-4% (I think this is a rule of thumb more than an up-to-date mathmatical fact).