It's not that big of a deal, but it's just another thing to do that Airbnb takes care of for me for a lesser fee.Just my 2 cents.

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@David RutledgeGreat move holding onto that 3% rate while leveraging your equity for another deal!

I wasn't planning on going this big for my first investment but the deal, location and potential to value add was too good to not go for it.Thank you! 

The BRRRR method (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) could also be a great strategy to recycle your capital.To find deals, try direct mail campaigns targeting absentee owners or distressed properties, or go driving for dollars in neighborhoods with strong rental potential.

Quote from @Doug Smith: When we started this company, I had been a special assets officer (handling non-performing loans for banks trying to extricate them from the deals with as little damage to them as possible) during the last big crash.

Sorry, you have to deal with this. 

There can be dream deals, there can be good deals, but you cannot consistently deliver those kind of deals. 

For example, most real estate deals throw off significant depreciation which can provide a very nice short to medium-term tax shielding benefit.

They will know market data and trends better, have reliable comps to base their recommendations on, and could even be a great deal flow with current portfolio properties selling.The completely remote, centralized PM function is one of the reasons why you see the homes owned by PE firms sit on the market so long.