Repair Costs: $2500Down Payment: 25%Interest Rate: 6.1% - 30 Years LoanRent: $2350 (current)Water and Sewer: $150 monthlyGarbage: $100 monthlyInsurance: $200Other: $275 (this is my HELOC payment assumption)Vacancy: 5%R&M: 7%CAPEX: 7%PM Fee: 10%Annual Income Growth: 2%Annual PV Growth: 2%Annual exp.

I feel confident in my ability to find deals with the resources I have available to me and my marketing background.However, I realize a lot of investors don’t have that and have other ways of doing so.

What are the big-ticket expenses that are eating your lunch and stagnating your growth? 

Just go CBS and rest easy.In regards to the seasonal renting, it all depends on your plans for the property on the off season and your ability to effectively turn is rapidly for the shorter stays. 

As a professional you should have the ability to find employment else where, preferably some where less expensive, and relocate.

One must be willing to give up control and trust the syndicator’s ability to manage the deal.

The strategies may differ.A few perks to SA are strong job and population growth and diversity of employers.  

I'll admit though, I'm not too sure about it's ability to export/print to paper with nice-looking template. 

From there you want to get a sense for what the growth drivers & employment base for the town are. 

Up until now I never thought about taking this ability, to see and eventually realize long term profits, and use to it to my advantage by investing in RE to secure my retirement years.