Hi Justin - It sounds like your Airbnb is performing really well, especially considering your initial intent for the property.

Shaylynn, looks like you’ve put a lot of thought into picking the right market, and you’ve got some solid options on your list.

Consider connecting with local REI meetups, hospitality groups, or even online forums like this one to find like-minded investors.You could also pitch your successful track record to potential equity partners.

Even if the owner seems like a really nice person, they will micromanage the builder and not like the specs of the house the builder needs to do, and/or the timing in which the builder gets it done, etc. 

But being a local it seems like the prices are only going higher. 

We have a couple of houses that we would like to hold on to for now and possibly sell in a couple of years.

Once you find a priority you like, use DealCheck.io to analyze it. 

So if the house is worth 300k and you owe 200k then most you could pull out would be 40k (minus costs) and it would be a second mortgage most likely which would be expensive. 7.5-9.5% likely.But, you can put as little as 15% down for a conventional loan on a single family.

as much as I can from folks like yourself and others in the community. 

Hey Paul,This is a great question, and it’s smart of you to dig deeper before trying something like this.