I think the only solid way of determining repair costs is by having a trusted contractor walk the property and assess it themselves. 

Have a person who can guide you through the couple of deals you do at first to make sure you can really know how to do a deal from start to finish (not the remodeling, but systems)3.

I personally invest in Columbus, Ohio because there is a lot of new businesses coming here such as an Intel, Wells Fargo, and Microsoft. 

I've been listening to the podcast for a while and always found it very helpful both in my personal investing as well as helping my clients invest.

If you live in it at least 2 years, you have the option to sell within 3 years after move out and not pay capitol gains taxes on up to $250k in profit as a single person.

I had personal ties to the area and saw the potential in this once blighted property.

It was a solid five-month booking, so it was nice not having as frequent turnover with shorter-term rentals.

Hi AllThank you in advance for your time + help.I am wondering what kind of arrangement you all have with your local person who stops by the residence in case of problems.

I imagine there are a lot of 3/2 that probably sleep 8-10 and if you can offer a slightly larger bed count and a cool game room/theme room you can differentiate yourself a bit from your competition and get some extra revenue through slightly higher rate (extra person fees, etc) as well as an overall higher occupancy. 

Can a person own two homes with two VA loans and refinance one of the homes  into a conventional loan freeing up some of the entitlement which would enable you to buy a 3rd home under the VA loan?