If you do go the Ikea route for any furniture, always start on CraigsList or FB Marketplace for used items.If you're renting the space on platforms that don't rely on reviews like Airbnb/VRBO, you could probably keep the furnishings to a relative minimum and help keep your start-up costs down. 

This can be very expensive and is usually the worst choice because you can't justify the cost.2.

The Branson market has fewer 3/3 units in the inventory, so you should do pretty well depending on cost and location.

Hi @Noyessie Hubert owner occupant laws can be very powerful for you situation. 

Given some of the issues that we have seen with my mom's old house which is in the suburbs of Pittsburgh I know that costly repairs could be hiding somewhere.

I live in miami florida now and I moved for larger scale developments here because of the net migration but columbus ohio the economics allow for that. existing inventory has been tougher and at the pricing inc columbus you may as well build new because you can build new less than replacement costs in a lot of the markets downtown. it's about being in adjacent downtown neighborhoods where property values and rents are higher. land values are the biggest driver of how well you can buy land to develop followed by permitted uses or rezoning applications. 

Any opinions out there on if I would have any legal right to get the earnest money returned to me or should I just be happy he is willing to let me out of the contract and consider the $2,000 em cost of doing business?

Our costs are provided up front, are minimal across the industry, and we will always be transparent.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620, many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

But given our tribe's tendency to skirt the rules and believe in the magical powers of "I will just tell the IRS..." - it's a slippery slope.