At our vacation rental we've found that people expect more service.

if not, i'd definitely plan on upgrading electric service..

Excellent service and as stated above a one-click install for WordPress.5) Facebook should be on your main marketing "Sellers" tool set.

You could always leverage into an apartment building ( 5 units or more ).Value is based on cash flow and cap rates instead of comparable sales approach.Economy of scale is easier.Just depends on long term goals.Right now debt service is cheap.It's easy to take equity out and put it to work for returns above debt service.When prices and interest rates rise that will be harder to do on the purchasing end.

If the property is in service as a rental, there are many expenses that are tax deductible because they are business expenses.

If you were to approach me, I'd tell you to have 30% to put down as well as have 6 months reserves (mortgage and insurance payments) on top of that.Of course, the property must be above board as well, and by that, I mean it needs to debt service the loan, have a stable occupancy level, good tenants, no large deferred maintenance issues, etc.

The economy is powerful and business people, while feeling independent, are needing certain economic support.

YOu absolutely need to contact an independent third party to inspect the property and give you a full report .

- local newspaper ad- craigslist- sign on property- a listing service such as roommates.com, rent.com, apartment.com- asking current tenants for referrals- putting up notice on bulletin boards (groceries, laundromats, churches, etc.)- other methods?

Some of my thoughts on the topic:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/04/14/6-rules-for-managing-your-contractors/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/04/07/the-paper-trail-every-rehabber-should-follow/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/02/17/whats-in-a-contract-contractors-rehabbing-real-estate/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/06/09/better-faster-cheaper/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/05/26/are-you-sure-your-independent-contractors-really-are/