. : https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/travel/five-places-to-visit-in-greenville-sc.html

I'm an investor from California and will be in Kansas City visiting my family for the next month.

A new bathroom, a sink, cubbies secured to walls, a playground, etc are most assuredly going to be the property of the landlord.

I have to use a management company, but in my experience as long as you screen them well and keep them on a short leash and occasionally visit the properties, you shouldn't have a problem.

As a past bank examiner for FDIC, I can assure you banks were not in the real estate business and have been under stringent rules as far as disposing of property since 1939, now that was before my time.

Thanks all of you for giving me the re-assurance that everything will work out once I start going out there and recognize that being honest is the best medicine in this business..

I think it's one thing if someone has an older kid and is divorced with every-other-weekend visitation, but then I'd be afraid of them taking advantage and trying to have the kid over all of the time.

Typical money-going-out categoriesHOA dues (for condos):Property taxes:Insurance:Internet:Repairs:Advertising:Mortgage:To figure out what rents/occupancy could be, check vacation rental websites like VRBO.I do my own bookings through VRBO and hire cleaners/maintenance people in Hawaii.Of course, one of the perks of owning vacation rentals in places you like to visit, is that you get to stay in your own place while you’re there. : )

@Jacob Forbis I'm sure you already know this but they may not have a good grasp of their own financial situation but will undoubtedly assure you all is well.If it were my place, I would give them notice of the end of the lease and tell them you will write the check for the SD when you get the keys at the end of the month.

When you want to include travel expenses, make sure that you can substantiate this trip such as having a list of properties that you visited, the name of a real estate agent you spoke with (if appropriate) and any analysis work you did on the properties.