Both of them are extremely knowledgeable, the course content is thorough, and most of all affordable for a beginner. 

But with this being a 5 unit multi-family building most lenders do not offer a loan product that will take the STR revenue into account. 

Let's take it to the extreme.

Retiring when you are healthy and capable of being productive makes no sense.

Working with contractors can be extremely difficult as projects get delayed and there is poor communication(red flags were not present before project began).

Hi @Orane Jacobs MTR has potential almost anywhere in NJ and it has potential to get around the extreme laws of Irvington because of under 1 year occupancy.

It's extremely frustrating but perhaps/hopefully it has made me a better investor? 

In my area there are a few small regional banks that have competitive DSCR products.

I really like this and I will follow it.One last comment, if I want to focus on finding deals, what are the most efficient/productive ways to find them?

Is there a combination of lending products and tactics you see that can make it possible to refinance after possibly 2 years and get out a large enough portion of funds to use towards the downpayment on another property?