It speaks for the humble nature of locals that they are happy.

If so, I would recommend using local data, since national data is not exactly useful on the coasts.

You just have to decide if Purchase + Reno still meets your investment return goals.

Hosting a meet up/virtual meet up on June 18th focusing on using virtual assistants to help with management of multiple short term and long term rentals. 

Get to your local RE meetup, All the best 

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

(I am already working to trade my time for others' capital through networking at my local REIA.)My husband's job is AWFUL, but it has great benefits, and he cannot switch jobs right now.

For the guy who quit his job to help his mom....does his partner have the income required to meet your criteria to rent? 

Lastly, I would imagine that with all of the small business ownership involved, there's probably a local bank that already has a UCC filed and is unlikely to play ball with a private lender who's trying to realize their collateral.

I'd prefer the bulkhead as it has more functionality, but not sure if that would satisfy code to make it a "legal" bedroom.I am hoping to refinance the property after I make the improvements to get my money back out, but that would definitely require the additional bed and bath to meet code and be considered legal.If anyone has the answers here, could point me in the right direction of where to find them, or just has any advice in general, I'd really appreciate the help!