The Bad: Tenant spent two years traveling sporadically for work and had relatives move in as roommates without asking me.

It's difficult to travel south (I'm currently living on the central coast) to look at property.  

I'm a bit of a nomad; living in a van and traveling for most of the past few years.

A working actor often travels a lot so shorter term arrangements when she does so are possible. 

The other two I travel between the states and Europe.

Or at the very least, (1) consider getting a loan to cover these expenses and/or (2) be mindful of these unexpected costs throughout the project.Pre-Deal Marketing fees, training, learning market, travel time including gas mileage, costs for purchasing legal forms & contracts, fees to start an LLC After Rehab Deal is Accepted HML origination fee, HML points, Buyer closing costs, down payment, title company, local taxes (transfer tax, prorated property tax,etc) After Buyer Closing Dumpster rental & permit from town, buiilding permit for construction, monthly holding costs to pay back HML, homeowners insurance, repair expenses prior to being reimbursed from HML, Marketing fees to promote 'coming soon', dream team fees such as CPA, attorney, and fees to pay for the SOW inspection Seller closingSeller contributions, agent commissions, prorated property taxes, title company, attorney fees 

Keep me posted and safe travels!

I used that time to travel and live in Hawaii for a year, meet a ton of interesting people with perspectives I wouldn’t have been able to meet had I not gone, then jumped in with both feet in to construction, carpentry and painting specifically, which I still do to this day.

Any market that is not dependant on a single enterprise (Midwest, KC) OR a market that is dependant on travel/tourism (Las Vegas) post fall out.

Open air, mountain views and close to go hiking, camping, fishing, etc with easy travel.