Only to find he had been a member for only a couple of days and his contact info was hidden.

@Link McGinnis - My plan is to fix it up gradually over the next couple years and rent out the entire place.

Aspen is a luxury brand so renters would expect that.

I am looking at building a brand new construction.

Write down your goals and read them a couple of times a day.  

Couple of things, you may not be able to convert the garage into a studio apartment, that depends on your zoning, and that goes for @Judy P. idea about splitting the property into two lots, it all depends on zoning and what you are allowed to put there, but if the typical lot is an acre or less, i think she has a good idea, i wouldn't sell just yet until you did some research. what town do you have the property in ?

Hello all, long time listener, brand new caller.

I have a couple questions:1.

Hi Blake,You might look at a couple of approaches.  

His cards will pay off in 5 years, the houses in 15 years and he still has a couple hundred a month per house for repiars and maintenance.