Travel down, gas prices up, tuff times for the hospitality industry.

Its a two hour flight down there but its not a big deal since I already travel 70% for my job.

Do record your mileage travelling to and from the rental for whatever activity you need to do there.Not sure if you need the separate LLC to achieve any tax breaks in the situation you've described.

Whenever I travel, first thing I'll pick up the free real estate publications and find out "what's up around here?"

This is off RE topic, but since we have a lot of professionals on here and I noticed a few pilots I'm hoping to get some insight on the gravity of my fears.I travel a lot with my company, including flights cross-country and the dreaded Atlanta to Honolulu flight a few times a year.

For example, I can see charging $18 for ONE light bulb, because of the travel time, etc.

This will require you doing some research, finding another investor in the area who can help, traveling to that area, whatever.But, once you find that person, it's probably safe to assume that he has a phone and you can call him...

The chemicals mix with the water in the Ocean to make Potassium Chloride or something similar(can't remember the scientist jargon they were saying).Anyway when the compounds hit the Ocean they cancel each other out and dispurse.Right now the levels are not ultra dangerous but they have abandoned one reactor because of the levels there.The radiation does pose a risk to the immediate area and surrounding areas depending on which way the wind blows and velocity.What helps is with Cherynoble containment was weak.Today buildings are built stronger making leaks and explosions not travel high into the air.It was the high air travel before that caused wide spread contamination by the winds.The design of todays buildings helps containment.Still dangerous but not approaching Cherynoble proportions.I will pray for them.

it's already been suggested to get the past energy usage so i won't suggest that, however, i would suggest asking the electric company if they do free energy tests.progess energy will come out to the house, test window seals, check out energy usage on appliances, check insulation, etc and see what can be improved to save on electricity. personally, i couldn't imagine keeping it on 73 all the time. that's warm to me. the $400 bill for a 1600 sqft house during the coldest winter on record is not a surprise.

So we decided to look in a town that we were always going to be traveling to at least once per year.