PM's of a certain size with scale can be.- PM's usually have software and partnerships you do not.- Full time maintenance, reservations, cleaning staff- Additional marketing budgets and resources.This is a brief list but a good PM can make more revenue than you can and can offset their fee. 

This would allow us to come to the table with less funds out of pocket on the front end when starting construction.Is the best way to complete the transfer of ownership through a traditional sale registered with the county? 

Decent size umbrella policy? 

That higher interest will be a lower cost than the closing costs for the refinance so a net gain (depending on your new loan size). 

The whole point of a cash offer is speed and certainty - if you can bring a pile of money to the closing table today, I dont have to worry about you not getting the money to close. 

My first rental I asked the guy at the closing table how much he usually got for rent and he told me he could pretty reliably get 300-400.

These are all STR communities that have similar amenities, close to Disney and have various sized homes that do well in the STR space. 

Along with a kiddy-pool sized litterbox in one corner of a room, cat urine and feces in the OTHER corner of the room on the carpet (newly installed by the seller when I bought), and a smell that made my eyes water walking in the front door.The lease has a clause for Tenant-Caused Damages resulting from tenant negligence.

Plenty exist for private lenders (which is what seller financing is) and can track payments and am tables and also do automatic electronic withdrawal (ACH debit) which helps improve the likelihood of getting paid promptly each month.

Now, Kiavi is telling me I need to bring $20,000 to the closing table** to make this work because they’re lending at 70% LTV.