I have seen that too often where a company will give you the ultimate "best case scenario" as if you do use them, they now get a % of your rental income.I have a rental in Moab that has somewhat similar seasons to Estes (dead in Winter months, picking up in March-October) and I rent the heck out of my place and I pulled 200-210 days.The other possible issue is that higher end properties may not be in as much of a demand unless their is a discount in play due to the limited cash that travellers have.

Ultimately, you have to evaluate it based on what your goals are, how hands on you want to be, how much you want to deal with problem tenants, etc.

The bankxp forum will provide ultimate solution to your loan issues.

Ya but I take it your comments are based on you buying it, not using the information, not making any no money down offers, ultimately not buying any property, and trying to pass the blame onto Mr.

My ultimate goal would be to continue to buy and rent homes to retire early and be a stay home mom.

I have sold perfectly good businesses only because ultimately I lacked the passion to continue.

So it can be a bit tricky to do it this way, but ultimately, requiring that hold deposit will let you eliminate the risk of a tire kicker no showing on you when it comes to pay and you've already told everyone the house is rented.

So lately the general contracting company I am a partner in has been doing some bids with people that are new time investors that may be jumping in with very high expectations in the beginning that flipping a house is...

Being a personal loan to a company I had a stake in, I don't want to be overbearing since it ultimately affects my equity position - by a miniscule amount, but something nonetheless.

I think a great way to begin using BP is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it.And now that you're here we'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "Mc Keesport" or "Pittsburgh" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing, education in a subject, or other members in your area.