It talks about the different components of a successful startup and how your role impacts its success.

Fee-based advisors have a better chance of alignment of interests with their clients. 

Most of these above also have a "one-time close" construction loan component that rolls into permanent financing after construction.

I personally feel that  Parkland/Spanaway area is mostly a miss and I steer clear of the area however that area doesn’t really align with my goals Either.

Prime (high demand Vacation Rental Property I want to sell them so I can retire, it is a complete Business with all components are in place, nothing needs changing just take over what I have created, I will provide full operational information, and be available for as long as needed.  

Find an attorney and an accountant you trust- see if their philosophies align and set things up the way that they advise.

It wasn’t until the last few months that I realized I would say that forever if I kept waiting for the stars to align.

We traded getting into the market (with reasonable rents) for higher cap expenses than I perhaps anticipated, haha.Besides looking at the age of major components of the house, is there a better way to estimate cap expenses? 

There probably is not one set number because it will depend on the age of a property, the age of the system components, if there are maintenance records available for the properties you will be looking at and other factors. 

If you do decide to invest out of state pick the market that is most aligned with your investment goals.