Whichever way you decide to go, you have to make sure you have a Public Adjuster on your side, so they can be your advocate in getting the most from your claim, as well as a good restoration company that also does the rehab, so they can point out all the things needed to bring the property back to a habitable condition & the cost (the need for these ppl also applies, even if you're going to sell, since you'll need to know what the proceeds will be).

The house is in a rural area so to get to it you have to travel down a dirt / gravel road for a couple miles.  

(This book is available in Audio version on itunes, so if you travel a lot you can knock it out in one or two trips, that's what I did) And right now I am almost through reading "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller.

We are looking at traveling especially overseas and are trying to prep things so that we are no longer tied to any one location.

It would almost have to be a flash food like you see in the desert and even then it is not ever expected to rise to the level of the actual habitable part of the building, but at the least I am covered.

thats all how you feel about karma. they didnt cancel when they could have gotten refund and sounds like they didnt get travel insurance.

Safe travels!

So, if an out of town (or out of state) newbie wants to do be present for these events, they'll have to travel to your location on a least two days.

Those SAME children were failing up until this school opened, and now EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM is going to college.Did every one of the the parents change their habits during that time period?

I have seen that too often where a company will give you the ultimate "best case scenario" as if you do use them, they now get a % of your rental income.I have a rental in Moab that has somewhat similar seasons to Estes (dead in Winter months, picking up in March-October) and I rent the heck out of my place and I pulled 200-210 days.The other possible issue is that higher end properties may not be in as much of a demand unless their is a discount in play due to the limited cash that travellers have.