Compare this to my trusted HVAC contractor who will come out for a $50 service fee and can usually fix any issue the same day, if not the next day (or at least ASAP if it's a more complicated fix). 

There are no any tax benefits of conducting REI via LLC compared to personally.

Tornadoes are relatively localized and short compared to hurricanes, so most people don't worry about them that much.

If you are looking for a mentor or someone to teach you the ins and outs, you might have to go to a traditional brokerage. 

I know people who did it the traditional way but that took 20 plus years.  

     I'm looking to compare notes with other high occupancy vacation rental property owners seeing excellent returns, in an effort to find a new market or two to expand to. 

It can be very difficult for self employed and small business owners to finance a home because their taxes do not always show a lot of traditional income.

for the wainscoating you could use the sheets from home depot that come in 4'x8' sheets I think they are 1/8" or 3/16 thick and pretty cheap, maybe 20 bucks a sheet. cap it on the top like traditional wainscoating. for backsplash use either tile or or linoleum. the wainscoating can be put right on top with some liquid nails and finish nails and the tile could be put right on top.

When you compare between lenders its interest rate and lenders fee.

There is some hands on exp but it’s mostly all theory and most of the information can be found online(I took a couple of electrical engineering classes) and to be honest the first thing most students do when they have any assignment and project is hop on Google....oh wow here’s the entire information or 90% of it and explained better....... most of what’s taught in school is now free online soooooo at this point it kind of makes you question traditional education since so much can be learnt for free or at a significant cheaper cost.