I’d recommend going with a local lender that you have a good relationship with as opposed to a large national company as they are likely to have better immediate customer service and are more likely to respond in a timely manner, which is important for your first loan.

take that an no great weather issues and some of the absolute lowest prop tax's no income tax and now a company that can deal with squatters the way they should be dealt with.. 

That's construction company type quantities!

Will you manage the property yourself, or will you hire a property management company?

Alo, I feel like its widely known Legal Zoom and like kind companies are discount options.

Does anyone have any advice for the best insurance companies to use for my policy?

If you choose not to use a management company, you will likely be fielding multiple questions per day from Airbnb, on top of managing your cleaners, maintenance, etc.  

It looks Some people depend on the Z company, but I've never had good luck with them. 

Has anyone found a company as such that would lender on renovation projects? 

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