STR is definitely not a rookie game right now, but your flow to success you have sounds way easier than it is in real life.

@Michael Dallas congrats on being way ahead of the game!

After all, it makes sense in game theory to "get yours" even if it's bad for the country on the whole.

Mortgage rates are dropping fairly fast so check out the numbers and have a good conversation up front with a Banker first.This can make or break your real estate portfolio just by having a game plan up front.

It’s a big leap going from military life to civvy life, and it sounds like you’ve got a solid game plan. 

We made the one room a game room which all adds a lot of value for a STR investment.

Celtics game.

This just speaks to the broader point that Airbnb is no longer an amateur's game.

When it is a new development, it isn't uncommon to see someone use the date the Certificate of Occupancy was issued - perhaps that marks the "ready", but it still might not be "available".So you can certainly have a property in service in a given year, but not actually have any rental income - but certainly your facts and circumstances are much better if you can actually get a tenant in there, that (should) shore up your defense on that question ever coming up unless you are playing weird games just to get a given in service date for tax purposes.

I have walked through and bought many hoarder houses but this fentanyl is a new game changer.. my hoarder houses have normally been bull dozed so I just send in the asbestos guy and he will be in full bunny suit..