I feel like if it is done correctly (and trees aren't denting it) its a set and forget it. 50 year life expectancy on metal and asphalt shingles will be 1/3 of that. 30 yr only last 25 and 15 if you maintain the shingles. 100% Metal and the insurance company should cover all of that. 

Restoration company, with a $500 deductible for home insurance, is drying and working on fixing tile that is water damaged, grout that has eroded, drywall that needs replaced, etc etc.We have about a dozen examples of issues similar to this.

@Brant Crandall..I'm not the OP, but you cannot use SBA funds for real estate investing. 

@Austin JamesUnderstand the area, the current tenant base,the median income, is it in a flood zone, the age of the asset, the condition of the plumbing, the electrical wiring, the fuseboxes, the age of the roofs, the age of the mechanicals, the condition of the foundation, the drainage of the property, does the property have a C of O, is there ny environmental concerns such as oil tanks being buried, the current property management company, what are the amenities.These are just a few things to look out for.

I am not a STR specialist in southern Maine, but I can connect you with a management company that is and would be able to give a more exact guess.

Now if I could only find more funds to close bigger deals!

Hi @Dave Allen I have all of my rentals in separate land trusts and the beneficiary of the land trust is my LLC.I use a local trust company to be my trustee and have another great resource here in Orlando as well.

I lived in one side for a year then moved and now both sides are rented out with a property management company. 

I’ve had success in larger markets and smaller markets all over the US however this was because of efficient operations AND being proactive in finding companies to rent to (I employ the B2B model). 

I need to turn the electricity on to renovate it, but all of the electric companies I see online have 1+-year contracts.