We still get quite a large number of bookings on our own site, CabinsNearGatlinburg.com, and the percentage of direct bookings is getting larger again, after declining for the last several years.We rank fairly high on several key words, so we are getting a fair amount of organic traffic.  

Currently, Austin has a huge amount of apartment construction coming on line, and this is putting the pressure on rents.

In other words, if you buy a property thru one of these companies and later go to sell it after you fixed it .... many other local title companies won't be able to insure it for you. 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

@Chantell JohnsTo start putting money into multifamily real estate, take these steps: learn first from books and the web, meet folks who've done it, look up good places on sites like Zillow and Realtor.com, get a team with real estate folks, money lenders, and fix-up crews.

You are doing a decent amount of work to accommodate the tub @Sarah Sass.Maybe @Bruce Woodruff can chime in.

They'll likely want you to use the money you're making on the sale of the lot to partially pay down the remaining mortgage since it will be for a smaller remaining amount of property which makes sense to me from their point of view. 

I requested them if they can lower down their bill to my budget which is amount that I am covered with insurance.

Cities are required to select sites for new housing developments to address the housing shortage, but when cities are located on peninsulas with a finite amount of land there is a limited number of feasible lots to build on.

Every month they continue to pay the previous amount.