• One Young Man’s Venture into Rental Properties

    In our family we have rental properties. Although it may sound glamorous, we don’t always buy the typical places that some would think of when considering a rental. We most often buy fixer uppers. Recently, my 21 year old son, Wesley purchased his very first fixer upper. What a Really Bad Fixer Upper Can Look Like The pictures I am going to show you are horrible, disgusting and totally uninspiring to those who might think they want to get into the rental market. I am not over exaggerating the case but this is probably just about the worst fixer upper we have ever bought. Sometimes your children can make a…

  • The VRBO Cabin Has Its Very First Guests

    You may have been following along on our VRBO (vacation rental by owner) that we started around Thanksgiving last year.  Read this post to see the beginning stages of the project. Then more progress was made with the interior. I realize now that I haven’t given you any more updates! Although it is not completely done it is so very close and the kids have had their very first guests. Let me show you a few pictures of how things are looking now. It’s a one bedroom cabin with a bathroom but there will be sliding barn doors that will be able to close in the bedroom when desired. That’s…