It was very cash heavy with 205k down.

I know personally when im looking for a place to stay if its a little more pricey my brain usualy jumps to "oh this place must be better than the others" since this is a heavy market for vacation rentals and not traveling professionals I could see that being a factor but it makes it very difficult to price and what price point to risk.

Quote from @Trent Reeve: i agree. if you can raise your ADR and make the same amount of money with less visits, thats also less wear and tear on the property. 30% occupancy seems low though, unless that hits what your goals are and your renting season small.Yes it is low but we paid 295k for one and 375k, owe about 50k on a seller note other than that all cash and total yearly cost are less than 65k combined so a net 75k +- profit per year is ok to me Our heavy renting season is may - July houses are around 1.15-1.2mm on the current market price thanks for your response  

Hi BP Community,We are considering adding our personal vehicle as an option to add on to our mid-term rental in San Diego, CA.

I love long term buy and holds, as I believe real estate is a powerful investment vehicle to build long term wealth.

Traditionally insurance companies collected premiums and invested in the stock market or other vehicles to increase their income.

Then they extrapolate or lean heavy into the algorithm to come up with next 10 months' worth of data.

Write them into your budget on day one and you are starting out with a Heavy Hitter on your team interested in your success. 

You'll be fine unless you want a job in real estate (like being an agent) that requires heavy outreach, cold calls, or interaction with others. 

I know they didn't make appreciation on the note, that was a rhetoric response to another responder who didn't see the difference between the two investment vehicles.