Major appliances can fail. 

It was very insightful, but one major aspect missing in my opinion. 

Because my dad's retirement accounts where initially in multiple account types, the vast majority of the money was transferred to the Inherited Vanguard IRA that I mentioned above. 

Find a housekeeper, take good pics, put it on line, don’t over think.

I just glanced at some Steamboat properties online.

@Christi Hawkins  Much like the auto industry  do we think everyone pays the exact amount for a vehicle .. do we think someone who sits there and grinds away for 8 hours might pay a little less than someone not as familiar or as good as another in grinding the salesmen the manager who gets the hand off and the close.this is why I LOVE Tesla you buy on line price is the price for all of us.. and it takes exactly 3 to 10 minutes to buy the car.. its GENIUS.. and why its such a threat to big auto... if you have not been on the Tesla site check it out see how easy it is to buy a car.. the finance part is auto matic too just put in name rank serial number and your approved almost instantly..you do need to put 2500 down on your credit card then they configure and produce your car..

One of the major fringe benefits in California is Prop 13.

I made money in an online businessThen invested in houses to fix up and rent.  

I am currently taking an online course for my license.

I spoke to a lender a while ago that said, if it was a cash purchase and a major reno, there would be no seasoning.Rent 800.