Yes, I'll get my earnest money back, but between appraisals, inspections, utilities, travel, etc, I've sunk about $2500 into this.

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/55-new-member-introductionsI'm considering putting a "bill board" on an enclosed construction trailer but have little idea of how effective it will be.

We wanted to partner with another investor from another state (Marty Boardman) and decided to find a "neutral" location that was about equal travel time for each of us;3.

She was a registered traveling nurse, with what seemed like a really clean, cut & dry history.

Hospitality, I grew up traveling round the world - Sweden, the Philippines, Sierra Leone etc., so i stayed in quite a few hotels in my life, so I have always been passionate about owning my own hotel in some fashion.

If I was looking at travel trailers (which I do realize this is not), and someone had put in sheet rock and granite, I would consider them to have destroyed the trailer.

Im lucky enough to work from home but i travel quite a bit.

My cruiser doesn't go in a pickup, it goes on the trailer, now my Transalp dual sport could go in the truck....LOLShould have done this as a PM, now for a real estate related statement:Scott, I'd urge you not to fall into the slumlord mentality.

He retired comfortably at 55 and they can travel, etc.

Whether you are rehabbing or buying and holding, being close to the action will give you a much better feel for things than if you are hundreds of miles away. 2) If you purchase something really far away you will likely want to visit the property every once in a while to check on things, meaning you will spend some money travelling.