Regarding your comments about rentals in Spain, demand is very high in the popular coastal resorts such as Marbella, Nerja, Malaga, Alicante, Almeria, Valencia, Barcelona, and as such can provide a good ROI.

I've crunched numbers and I'd only use a Hard money guy as a last resort.

Because I’m not there yet physically, I’ve been resorting to Redfin/Zillow to try and get a sense of where these sort of properties are and what they sell for.

The town is close to ski resorts and the redevelopment agency has just started investing a lot in the downtown area. 

You should make sure there's not something similar in Maine.One project I worked on that did this successfully was in Napa Valley where they turned an mhp on a beautiful property into a hotel destination with rates of $400 night: The Carneros Resort and Spa.

This is a ski town and lots of people look for 6 month rent in the winter and you can't find places in the summer if you dont book 4 to 5 month in advance.

I us Airbnb and VRBO for a ski cabin and have had GREAT results.We have not created our own website, but plan to in the future.

It may not include marketing an area, like a resort or answering the phone, bookkeeping or admin tasks, but dealing directly with any unit is an RE issue.In vacation rentals, such as in a condo development or recreational development where the owners employ managers can be exempt as they don't act as agents but employees under one operation.

Make sure to listen to podcasts at least twice.Build a trust worthy team.Go through the How-to guides under the "learn" tab.Locate several resources for lender : Portfolio lenders ( purch & refi ), private lenders, last resort hard money funds.Network with people you deal with on a daily bases :family members, co-workers, neighbors, dentist, religion members, and etcTexas : employment and real estate holding Florida : tax liens Buy-hold : Indiana , Ohio, and WisconsinJust my current two cents

@Steve Dove , you are absolutely correct about some people resorting to adolescent behavior.