If it looks TOO good to be true, then most likely it is, so keep your eyes wide open.

"Our son has a fish hook in his eye and we don't know what to do"   We helped them get to an urgent care center.7. 

Have a Realtor be the eyes, ears for you locally and have no problems telling you to walk from a property if it's not a good buy for you.

He said something that really opened my eyes about vacancy - "A certain level of vacancy is HEALTHY for an asset, because you know you're actually getting the right amount in rent.

Make sure it catches the eye when someone comes by....ie, it doesn't have to be Frank Lloyd Wright, however make sure the grass is mowed, no trash on the lawn, etc.

They might start to keep their eyes on the exit, etc.

Can any one please help me to understand if the West Pensacola is a good area to invest…( I know I have to fly or drive there to see in my own eyes)?! 

But saying "gee willickers mr consumer you sure are right the rules are dumb but what can you do, this darned technicality" (snaps fingers) is, in some eyes, "good customer service" (especially since the person saying that knows you can't fix it in a week or a day, if you could then they'd have a reason to actually be accurate, as it stands there's zero incentive to be accurate, they're just trying to push you along so they can work on the next loan number, since yours is about to be denied [they are paid in part by the hour, but also in part on production of approved/closed loans]).Here's what's actually jamming you up.

That being said, you can't beat the eye test.

Remember, too, that air bnb is about the experience in the eyes of who is staying there.