For smaller investment amounts, we often see investors providing private loans or notes to other investors for their projects, which can offer attractive returns with the right due diligence.

I have been able to buy houses of the MLS because their list price was good and I offered cash without contingencies.

If you cash out equity in a property, you are "borrowing" that money from the lender.

Then offer the creditor a percentage of this amount as settlement in full.  

Cash flow has been hampered by an increase in cost of ownership recently, specifically insurance. 

They property manage and you get cash flow..Any one heard of them, before I incest $15K with them, Below is thier websitehttps://sharecommunitydevelopmentcorp.com/

They legally have to have this document filled out if they pay you more than a certain amount over the period of 12 months.

I just want to get the management side of things right if I were to commit virtually all of my resources to it.Best,Dustin The rule of thumb is somewhere between 80 and 150 units is when you will need FT maintenance (depending on age and amount of deferred maintenance). 

The best I've seen for STRs is 80LTV on purchase and 75LTV on cash outs. 

Are you starting with some available capital or other investments that you can turn into cash to buy a deal?