The lake is ice cold in the spring so June to Oct is our time and we are usually full.The biggest negatives are the higher cost of insurance if you cover the beach area and dock.

There are sealers you can purchase that will fill them in to protect from water and ice damage which can make those cracks larger during winter months.

In my markets, there are more tenants then rentals so we can pick the cream of the crop (over 15 applications in 4 hours from a sign in the yard, had three approved tenants from that batch, picked the best one).As time goes on, your screening process will develop, the markers in your application will throw up flags for you.  

Not bad for a 19 yo ... don't get sucked into the line that its all about cash flow and appreciation is icing on the cake.. appreciation is the cake and the only way you can really make it in RE unless you have the means to buy 50 to 100 rentals in the cash flow markets..

If you hire someone to do your landscape - mowing the lawn, prune trees etc... on a monthly basis, you might want to drop by once every 2-3 months to make sure the lawn maintenance work is satisfactory.I suggest you personally go change the air conditioning filter every 30-45 days.These two combined should give you a good excuse to stop in to inspect your property without them feeling like you are watching them.Add to that the occasional need to go pick up mail (in case not everything is forwarded or changed), as well as actual repair work...you have plenty of opportunity to go inside without any specifically scheduled "inspections".I tell all my tenants up front I will come by every month to change AC filters, bleach the condensate line, throw some ice and lemon peels into the disposer.

Another aspect investors need to be aware of......anticipating again, is when an owner has a buyer and folks call us to put a deal together, if you're not a Realtor you can be on thin ice as you have no interest directly in the transaction, there are other issues too, the unauthorized practice of law is a favorite for prosecutors.

Taking the good with the bad is part of the game working through brokers, they can't just sell the cream and get stuck with sour milk.

When the temperature warms up in the day, the ice inside the pipes could melt and water will spew out until the water is turned off.Even if your water is turned off, the pipes can still freeze and burst.When I have an empty house, I always turn off the water and leave the heat set at 40+ if there's a basement and 55 if on a crawl.

Warmer weather means that you don't have to fight snow, ice, and frigid temperature to go outside and look at houses.3.

My "thing" is installing the nicer cream 2 inch slat faux wood blinds in every window.