Thanks - so far, so good - I have a two story place on a lake and there's about 12 feet of height between the top of the lake and the floor of my house, so I have some room to work. And

But you have to put in the work and absolutely grind & hustle.

It's the transient space that is more work and headache, not particular professions of people.Let's give some credit to traveling nurses for being an important part of society. 

No shortcuts.

We have a new roof, new AC, new top of the line Samsung stainless steel appliances, enlarged open kitchen, and renovated bathrooms.Our dock can bring $1600/month yacht rental (we have dual 50A/30A/20A metered marine electric and dual metered water), and I see house rentals in our area ranging from $3500-$5600/mo.We were originally planning to sell because we could not refinance since we plan to move--but after joining this group yesterday it seems that we might be able to instead get a loan as a rental property if the numbers work, and then use that cash to move and purchase our 2nd property (perhaps a duplex, triplex, quadplex).This is probably the most important deal decision of our lifetime because this is the one that launches us into this real-estate business--I am beyond grateful to this community for knowledgeable advice on our best course of action.

I would get it in writing that all modifications stay with the house, he pays for all work, and I approve all new projects.

You’ll need to put some work and time on getting your property leased and maintained.More leverage, more risk – there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

I will find a contractor familiar with abnormal joist work and see how much this will run me.

Try calling the Photographer or author of the piece and ask the owners name.Then call the owner and discuss the prices paid for interior and exterior decorating (and the year paid-inflation) as well as interior designer(s) used or Architects used to achieve the look.That should shortcut your budgeting process a little bit.

That said there are a ton of 1 man truck type guys who identify as handyman/women that do awesome work and know what they're doing.