No doubt I will continue to enjoy this journey.

I'm not sure what Florida law requires or what is the customary way to compensate tenants when you ask them to vacate the property for a few days.

Enjoy the offsetting your personal income with the expenses of the property and, the depreciation expense.

Purchase price: $1,900,000 Cash invested: $850,000 4 unit vacation rental What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We also own a primary residence worth about $260k in Austin, TX area and a vacation home further south worth about $180k, with not much equity in either of those.We would like to move to a different primary residence because we ran across a home that would work much better for our family (huge backyard for the kids, better location, etc). 

I have made numerous contacts and enjoy meeting new people. 

Currently I'm looking at multiple strategies including another house hack, being an LP in commercial deal, and working with other Seattle investors to buy a vacation rental in western NC for STR.One thing to note is a house hack in Seattle right now will likely not cash flow unless you have significant value-add.

In the event the tenant refuses to vacate, the legal protection that a signed lease gives a landlord does guarantee the tenant will eventually be forced out but not without a painful, lengthy eviction process.I have lived through a tenant not vacating and it is a nightmare but what I learned from that experience is that it is best to avoid the circumstances leading up to a refusal to vacate. 

I'm planning to vacate the house for a remodel within a year or so and will do everything myself.  

We recently purchased a vacation home that has a mother in law suite with a full time tenant paying rent.