It wasn’t on the lease, and it was starting to rot, posing a safety hazard.We knew tearing it down would cause an uproar, so instead, I suggested something a bit unconventional.

Esprit if it's causing issues with other (good) tenants and they aren't following the rules of the lease I wouldn't renew.

However, cats can cause far more damage than dogs.

It gets tricky because wind can be argued as the cause for almost anything, besides water.Is there a way to complete some preventative measures like cutting trees back around the property...? 

Hey @Grant Woodward, you can never be too cautious when it comes to guest safety like @Lauren Kormylo said.There are dozens of things at your STR that could cause an injury or worse so making sure all the ducks are in a row and quackin' in unison is one of the most important things you can do.Like @John Underwood said, make sure you have a rock solid insurance policy that covers the pool and adjoining areas.

Your VA loan will be crucial to your real estate investing growth, especially since it affords you the potential opportunity to own more than one property, depending on your overall allotment.For active military personnel, that conundrum of where to invest and where you will end up is always part of the issue that sometimes causes analysis paralysis so it's great you have one in VA Beach already.

If you identify a problem, ask the seller if it was pre-existing or caused by the current tenant.

This amount provides a reasonable safeguard against potential claims if something goes wrong, like an accident or damage to the property caused by the tenant. 

Then it's them unable to sell in the money, and buy a new one cause rates locked up the previous buyers.The 1st point is the real state of unemployment.

The idea of debt-free is that if a person is going to retire and has to completely depend on the income, they don't want a severe recession surprising them and causing them to default on the debt and losing the properties.In a normal world, I would do that as well.