But as time goes on, the solar cell efficiency increases and (I imagine) overall system cost decreases, so there's probably a relationship there.My impression at the time was that there are a lot of MLM-style solar companies out there, which always felt a bit pyramid-schemy.

Purchase price: $99,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Three bedroom two bath ranch style home What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We're just like any other market, you just need to find the right neighborhood that fits your investing style. 

If not that would be my first step, also be sure to get a phase 1 environmental done to ensure the ground is not contaminated.

@Evan Corbin If someone already had diversified investments (assuming IRA and investment accounts) and wanted to invest 250K in rental real estate I would suggest narrowing their style of investment down first. 

Is it a great opportunity or a headache with environmental cleanup concerns or something like that? 

They shouldn't be priced more than comps because comps indicates same style (flipped and ready), so there is no need to pay for a turnkey property if you can buy another one, not through a turnkey company, that is sitting on the market flipped and ready.

I had known when I purchased this house I would need to bring it up to date from the 2005 style it was decorated in do before I sold it.

Some investors combine the strategies, and rent out the property during fall and winter to a long-term tenant as a furnished rental (think corporate rental), and then switch it over to short-term Airbnb style to get the best of both worlds.   

I woke up this morning to see BP took a recent blog article I wrote and put it into audio form....my style.