If you do keep them, I would also advise taking them to a gun shop to get checked out for safety to ensure they are actually in operable and safe condition for use.

I operated at a small loss for years but when you add depreciation I'm sitting on 35k of deferred losses on paper (my W2 income was too high to claim the losses).

nice cash in the bank.. and then be the bank.. not the operator. sometimes being the bank you end up as the operator by default.  

My wife and I have a "vertically integrated vacation rental development and operation" business for the past 14 years. 

From your website and marketing efforts to finding great partners who can help you succeed, you will find your time getting eaten up by a lot of things that are not the core of your business.

Following the sage wisdom of David Greene, our plan is to establish a "Core 4" team in a few different markets and develop those into profitable business relationships.As we've just started on this path, any advice is welcome, and anyone interested in working with motivated fledgling investors, please feel free to reach out!

There is a cost to LLCs; state annual fees, bank fees, accounting fees, and simply the cost of the time to operate multiple LLCs. 

I prefer to operate based on what is best for me and have the experience to do it safely.One of the easiest legal ways to target seniors in screening is to have higher than average minimum credit score requirements.

Why do you not include your monthly mortgage when subtracting  operating expenses from your Net income.

There is also Landlord locks.com (or something close to that) they offer a few different options of replaceable core locks.