[lanabanana73]

We rented last fall for the month of October and my husband was really pushing to buy while we were there. I couldn't really get my head around that idea, as we have several more years to work before retirement. He got his way though, and we purchased a small designer in Tamarind Grove. I furnished entirely with stuff from TOTV's classifieds and craigslist and spent about $4,000, including rugs, kitchen stuff and art. We signed in the middle of Nov and we had it rented Jan 1st. We finally got to stay there ourselves in April and I really like my house! We plan to use it for the months of April and October each year and rent it Dec-Mar. We do not use a management company. I've found my renters right here on TOTV. We are pretty sure we can make enough during those 4 months to cover the expenses for the year. Feel free to PM me if I can help in any way. Good luck!