.- I have the skill set to do majority of the work - the numbers appear do work well as a STR- the property has sat on the market for a long time (100+ days)- I am assuming material and substrates will cost significantly more then doing the same work in the lower 50 states.- the topics I search on BP appear to all be pre/mid covid, and have some recovery discussions post Irma.

I put bait stations like this: https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Stations-Scented-Outdoor-Indoor... and fill them with bait like this: https://www.amazon.com/Tomcat-All-Weather-Bait-Chunx/dp/B000...As long as I keep the bait stations full, the mice never go inside the house.

Sometimes I contact people with a question about their experience, and often they are happy to answer, but this doesn't create any momentum to build a relationship in the long run.I'm actually considering moving somewhere else where there are more opportunities (e.g. more REI meetups), but I'm not sure this will automatically solve the issue I described for the LinkedIn approach.

Remember, your ability to finance your next deal will be affected by your debt to income ratio, so as long as you have the debt you won’t be making deals anyway.  

I also expect that they make their money on the subscription side of things as well as a kickback from the developer, both I'm fine with as long as what's being sold is solid and has the upside he's claiming..

The law states we can put in a normal account, interest bearing, or surety bond, just as long as it’s a separate account from our operational account.

Using the correct professionals will save you in the long run should you ever have a dispute with the seller.  

OBX is a great place, but it will take a very long time to be cash positive based on its current pricing, management fees and the short season.We were going to also use it during offseason but its just a pain to get too.

This gives additional reassurance that this specific 'fringe' region between Waldo and Marlborough is a sound area to invest IMO. particularly in the long term.Main issue with the Quads is price: they started at $550 asking in September of last year.

Linda  I dont bother, most of these including mortgages are wiped out when tax deed issued as long as county does proper notifications.