Now, we do live in a small town, touristy area that does lack in nicer/unique short-term rentals. 

I am looking at a property in a semi rural area in NW Georgia.  The properties in this area are very difficult to comp because #1, most have not had a transaction in many cases SEVERAL years.  Many have acreage, some ...

No, most hosts in the United States avoid them at all costs, due to the lack of host friendliness.

The financing obstacles have to be priced into the pro-forma   but I generally find the pricing concessions I can achieve on these acquisitions due to lack of market interest far outweighs the financing obstacles. 

There are many asset protection service companies (some invest heavily on advertising on BP) who  take advantage of inexperienced investors own lack of understanding and upsell them on services that aren't necessary. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1185366-atten...

Hi AJ, Great info on sharing the lack of accessibility to traditional financing in Puerto Rico. 

You are comparing buying a primary residence vs investing and this is an apples to oranges comparison.

Part of the issue is probably a lack of measurement of agent skills.

So in his mind you need to put high end finishes in a duplex versus basic finishes in a detached single family, but then this becomes an apples to oranges comparison.The only real way to know is to have plans drawn up and get actual bids based on those plans.  

They could hardly answer any questions and the ones they did answer just seemed a bit off and lacking.