I don’t mind someone pushing their product, as long as it’s acknowledged by them that they are bias because of it.   

The city told us that the previous owner of the house owned a lot of land made up of 6 houses, he submitted a subdivision application with the city but they declined it and told him all the requirements he still had to meet.

Also, since you like Sherwin products, their Superpaint works pretty well for this type of application.

They wanted money, I wanted their product.

I look forward to reading all of the productive and helpful posts you and others have posted as I believe in becoming the best investor and property owner possible.

Like everyone said.Grab up @Avery Carl's first book - https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...Then grab her next book which is available for pre-order - https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/smarter-short-term-...Seeing as you are new the STR business, these are great books to grab up and read.

But at the end of the masterclass they asked me to join their mentorship which was 20k in 2023 so I declined.

Buying distressed & fixing yourself gives you the full intel on the quality of your product, buying 2 rather than 4 you can pay for better locations, then having reserves gives you a healthy peace of mind.

Never invest in any location with a stagnant or declining population WikipediaLow crime - A rental property is no better than the jobs around it.

If you find a lender/mortgage broker that communicates very well and in a very time efficient manner start there to see if they have a product that works.Most of the lenders we have worked with in the past we have done multiple loans with.