When my contractors were working on the house, they tripped the alarm a couple of times (didn't get to the keypad in time), and SimpliSafe called me immediately and sent the police if/when they could not get a hold of me.

Of course there would have to be a trip cross country check off a few bucket list items too.

Much like planning a trip, mapping out a course, seeing where you might stop along the way.

If you are using hard money you need to budget for the points and fees as well as traditional third party closing fees.Repairs: The money it is going to take you to rehab the property plus an extra 10% of estimated repair costs to account for unexpected repairs.Holdings Costs: Here is where a lot of investors get tripped up.

Yes, it can help to visit the area and see the properties, but it is not feasible for most people to be making annual trips to visit their rentals, especially if you develop a well diversified portfolio.

I am very interested and will be making a trip over there in a few weeks.

Karen is spot on with the fact that jumping from a cosmetic reno to a multi-million raw development sounds like a potential trip to the bankruptcy court. 

I am going on a trip there in January to scout out the island.

I bought a few that I thought would fit on the 1st trip but those didn't work.This was more time$ spent than cost, which I would go with any day.

You are paying for them to make 2 trips, one to hang and mud the drywall and the second is to prep for paint.