My purpose in writing you is because at this stage in my life, i believe this strategy could very well help me achieve my goal of financial independence.

Here are also 12 others that you might want to join.Conferences: Vacation Rental World Summit: An independent event held in Florence this year, smaller group (attendance capped at 200 people)Rezfest: Hosted by HomeAway, primarily for homeownersVrtech: Another one that's primarily European, has a focus on technologyPhocuswright: Travel conference (not specific to vacation rentals)Vacation Rental Success Summit: Another independent event primarily for homeowners, held in TorontoFinally, the average yearly vacancy rate will depend on a lot—including location, the home, how you're managing bookings, etc.

My initial goal is financial independence through buy and hold rentals.

Welcome to BP, good luck with real estate and achieving financial independence.

Hundreds of my clients also invest in real estate so it this is definitely one of the tools you can utilize to achieve financial independence. 

I always thought appraisers were independent from lenders.It seems that a big influence on the appraisal was the "condition" rating of the property.  

Importantly, all Floridians share these perceptions, independent of their age, gender or income," says Hector H.

I'm guessing NYC isn't a 2% City....yes, many of them are in the Midwest with a $50,000 home bringing rent of $1000/mo) Note that this rule is independent on how you finance the purchase, or how much down payment you put into it.

I am in San Diego, CA and 10 weeks into buying  property in the KC MO area 64131 and would like to get a pair of independent eyes to go look at it by an agent if possible.

The "normal" business line could be anything at this point - Google Voice or whatever would work for this kind of system.We have a large maintenance company with a full blown multi-line phone system with tiered ring emergency capability which works great but is overkill for this particular situation and I need to create something completely independent of it.