Once you change to trying to fit your tenant the square peg into your round hole of a rental process you're getting away from the norm of what works trying to make it work which is just a temporary solution.Being paid weekly or monthly is his problem, he still ends up with the same amount of money every month, as a landlord it's not your problem and getting greedy with a markup on the rent to justify all this is just a rationalization making you lose focus on the real problem which is you have a tenant who is spending more than he makes and choose you to be on the bottom of the hierarchy ladder to who gets paid first.

Im only pointing out the possibilities with site unseen. here is an example, go to Hubzu and look at the house in Kewaskum WI 168 Washington Ave, you would never know, its gutted to the studs, and everything is infested with mold. or I have seen basements with water to the top of th basement stairs, froze solid, and they look fine through the windows.

If you were wanting to get into vacation property, which I know nothing about, I'd suspect you would want something that offers a spectacular view and close proximity to city activity (Fox theater, Washington St, Soulard, Arch, Busch Stadium/Ballpark Village, Savvis Center, etc.).

Lane KawaokaDo you invest in the state of Washington? 

Square footage, efficiency of furnace, insulation, and windows will all play into how much gas you will use.

There are a couple other columns that would be helpful to have on the chart: the numbers broken out by square foot and the soft costs as a percent of the hard costs.

I'm also located in Washington - over on the coast near Aberdeen.

I'm a freelance writer living in Bellingham, Washington who travels to Honolulu several times a year for business.

I've also complained to the Attorney General of WA and AZ........as well as the BBB of WA.

Mark,Squar Milner works with a lot of the major RE investors in OC, as well as commercial RE firms.