Make sure you have a pro extra account and log purchases into the account religiously.

Of course, being a timber-frame in the country, we're going for a rustic finish.I learned the trick when I went to log home building school.

look at the interest rate, currently rentals with conforming mortgages I'm paying roughly 5%,,now the question is, would I rather have cash and be paying the interest (less tax deduction, which reduces that to maybe 3 1/2%), or no have cash and save that interest cost.I personally will take all the 5% money I can get, I won't do a deal with a cash of cash return of less than 25%,,,so yes, I want to make that and pay the 5% (as noted really 3.5%) in interest.If the deals get to the point I'm could only make, say 15% cash on cash, and I was paying 10% on my money, I would re-evaluate thatEveryone's situation is different,,what's right for me might be wrong for someone else

Again it's all based on your log term goals!

,I run a server and yes the info is hash, but the admin can look at the log files and see all the info but will they, and if it is set up on the re-bill each month, the server needs to know all the info any order to re charge what account and from where to take the funds from.Joe Gore

@John Thedford,I will be in the Naples area (Marco Island) next week, and will be evaluating investment opportunity, including vacation rental opportunities.

The agencies want to make money so require you have a conformation number to log into their site to dispute.    

Read up on the 50% rule and the 2% rule, they will better explain how to evaluate these deals.

I was curious to see how others evaluate contractor's and choosing the right one to go with.

And I started using that as a factor myself when I evaluated a property and to deciide between properties but one thing it did for me was to put in my mind that the repair costs have a value too and are not just a break even factor.