Coastal cities might give you long-term appreciation, while places like Lakeland or Ocala can deliver better cash flow right away.

Keep in mind, you should have already had a conversation with the hard money Lender to know their terms and process, and be ready to perform. 

You might also consider highlighting the benefits of a quieter, more relaxed stay during the week in your listing description.Since you're already optimizing your pricing with Priceless, a short-term promotional discount might just be the extra push needed to boost weekday bookings.

I would be happy to forward you the contacts of these folks so you can reach out, as well as a referral for a short term rental consultant who may have some insight.

Refi into another bridge - if it's fully renovated it shouldn't be able to get 75% LTV and even cash out if you want, or you can do rate and term.

. $200k fully financed with 8% heloc, 30 year term is $1468/month.  

If you want to be buying right now and can't self source leads though you're probably going to need to adjust your acceptable numbers and focus on the long term.

And.....”preREO”...just another goofy a$$ made up marketing term. 

would get estimates and see how long to recover the money and your long term plan for the property

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