To leave a legacy that our kids can utilize and then pass on to the grandkids.My day job and career for the last 40 years has been in professional media production and for the last 12 years I've been running my own professional voice over business under my name - Troy W.

I did a test run in Brazil and I believe it passed with flying colors.

You can find videos/articles online on how to get the basement dry, but the basic process is: 1) turn off all electric to the basement (to avoid electrocution from the water), 2) run pumps to get the standing water out of the basement (sounds like you're already doing this)3) remove all furniture and items from the basement,4) once you've pumped out the standing water from the basement, rent a wet/dry carpet cleaner/extractor from home depot, and use it to extract as much water as possible from the carpets (they'll be much lighter and easier to move once you get the water out). 5) After you've used the carpet extractor to get most of the water out of the carpet, remove all carpet and get it out of the house for drying (if you're trying to salvage the carpets), or throw the carpet out.

Looking back at your first year, what do you wish you DIDN'T do? Or

#3 is the individual credible i.e. have they done what I want to do or have a unique perspective that will help me get to #1 faster?

Contact the homeowner via postcard or door knocking.

If the toilet runs, they can use the shut-off valve until Monday.

@Diana Mulvihill In my opinion after 24 years of running B&Bs you will get the more upscale guests with two king sized beds not a queen.

I have 12-doors in Detroit but live in California. 

So, in a rational market it is assumed that the cap rates will need to be somewhat higher than the interest rates.Put A and B together, and since we've seen a run-up in interest rates, we would need to assume the cap rates going up, which we have not seen, meaning that the market is very bullish.