He's great".I recently went to a conference (that fortunately was free) where a really famous name in the flip space talked for an hour about how important relationships and authenticity are in the real estate business.

It's so bad that my last purchase was in Indiana, which was my first OOS investment, and likely will continue to look there if the market doesn't improve here.  

Demand may be higher and supply continues to be tight. 

I talked an experienced investor and he said $300 to $400 for San Francisco - the insurance company is going to go with the less expensive costs.

Make sure you talk to them at their level to nurture the relationship and not be adversarial.  

To have a successful STR I HIGHLY recommend listening to this episode of a podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-market/id161508...Once you listen to this, and any highly involved STR operator will agree, you will find a lot of the fundamentals are lacking in Kissimmee or you have to have deep pockets to hit those.I won't spoil the episode, but if you listen to it (and anyone out there that does) feel free to DM me afterward and I'd be happy to talk details tailored to your situation on if you're on the right path or maybe I can help.

Not sure what market you are in, but I would talk to some lenders about FHA options on a 2-4 unit property.

You need to actively talk to people about what you are doing, ask them for referrals to others that might be interested. 

There is a competitor in my market, talking with the owner he bragged of this model I mention above.

Or next meeting is Feb 20th, and we have some guest speakers coming to talk about DST investing and 1031/721 Exchange