Which you should do anyways given the current rates (low) and the general trend for the last week (rising).2) HELOC.3) Preapproval.If you go 2 before 1, the refi will have worse interest rate pricing.

With plentiful style and color options available, you can achieve any desired look and feel. 2.

@Andy Mirza This post is creeping me out because I'm dealing with a very similar situation on a property and I'm concerned this is going to become a trend.

(They called it "protecting property rights" which I'm not sure I follow, but that's a different discussion)Are you all seeing any movement or a trend in this direction out there?

Looking for recommendations to the most durable brand, style, type of carpet and where I can get it cheaply?

And how great that is. but a vacation rental dollar is not the same as a long-term tenant dollar. 3% credit card charge, software, insurance that can be two or three times more expensive and may be hard to get, the industry trend for listing sites to charge a commission to the owner such as booking.com at 15%, the fact that vacation rentals require self-employment tax, Linens and cleaners and maintenance people who have to keep it perfect, every possible kitchen appliance and coffee setups add toilet paper and soap and everything else, up to 30% to a property manager. so maybe if you're lucky a vacation rental dollar is 75% of a long-term tenant dollar.

I recently acquired a small bungalow (ranch style I think some call it?)

I would just sand and repaint the cabinets to a light gray if that is not your style then stair a mahogany color.

We have made the decision to sell our custom resort style home and move to the beach! 

We don't do a lot of analysis on the market trends and community vacancy rates and so forth.