I decided just to dump a bunch of #2 rock on top of grass.

That would allow me the cashflow I want while not having to pay fed or state taxes.  

My costs tripled because apparently the feds know more about risk management than I do and disallowed my high deductible no frills plan. 

Prime rate currently is 8.50% and even if the Fed Reserve raise rates again next month, I still would recommend the HELOC over the fixed rate HELOAN. 

Go live there, the grass is really a shade brown.

That was a huge selling point of the land (plus the spring fed stocked pond) .Getting the bank to see the value that others did when comps were scarce was hard.

100% we go all in with our houses- we have 2 beachhouses in ocean lakes just outside sufside south carolina by myrtle beach.stunning colors, high end furniture, the best linen packages, we are now adding 100% artifical grass at the entire lots(smaller lots) to both of our properties just to make them pop vs the other homes around us and eliminate maintenance.its all about the experience, just as if a guest finds a dirty pillow case, they start picking apart your unit top to bottom. goes the same with the quality of the house- higher quality and level of service = higher reviews and higher revenue.we stay in ours a lot and between the two 4 bed, 4 bath we book around 160k per year gross.One thing i would propose as the weekend group statement and upscaling are two different issues.

Conventional is hoovering around 7%, if the FED policy hikes rates it's difficult to cash-flow. 3.

It is possible, (hint hint) I have enough units to make up for that difference.I do know this with absolute certainty, since you do everything yourself if you get sick, injured or just fed up you still have to do it for it to get done.No, I am not talking about this hands-off autopilot dribble you often hear.

If the lake drops below 1,030, the state will be allocated 4,050,000 acre-feet.Here is an interesting article on water rights an allocations between Nevada, Arizona, California and Mexico: water rights newspaper articleSome things are city is doing to combat water waste:1) The Southern Nevada Water Authority will rebate $3 per square foot of grass removed and replaced with desert landscaping up to the first 10,000 square feet converted per property, per year.