I have a lot of property management experience myself so I plan on managing my own properties, however, the goal is to build a team of awesome individuals who can support and elevate me to not have to manage all the properties once the portfolio grows; work on my business not in my business.

As long as they know and can elevate the conversation it is a good thing.

When the potential for risk begins to elevate relative to returns - look for the ext.

The best way to price your listing effectively is to look up other comparable Airbnb/VRBO listings in our OBX market (size, bedrooms/sleeping capacity, bathrooms, town/neighborhood, proximity to beach/sound, pool/spa, amenities, elevator, etc) and price your property with competitive/similar pricing. 

Just about everything around Severna Park has basements unless you are waterfront without much elevation .

I would draw scale floor plans and elevation views of my dream homes for fun.

I was also thinking/fantasizing of putting a sign in my own home that says, "Surveillance free zone - check your cell phones at the door" - lol - or more to the point, "Free Speech Zone - All Devices Prohibited - Speak Your Mind As You Will".

.” - Kobe BryantWhat we can all learn from Kobe‘s legendary life and career are in his 10 rules of success:- Follow your passion - Elevate others - Find mentors - Outwork everyone - Have a champion’s mentality - Learn from failure, don’t fear failure - Focus on winning - Have patience - Achieve greatness - Inspire others to be great"

With an elevation certificate flood is actually not very expensive. 

Where I live, near mountains too, it cost my boss $20k just to drill his well and he is only at 2000 ft elevation.