Start small, refine your process, and use your network to connect with local investors and seasoned professionals for guidance.Good luck!

Starting the pre-approval process and it's been easy so far, but I do like to hear from people who have used a company before.

I stumbled upon Deal Machine as a tool to aid in the process.

Then look for a partner or partners to fill in the gaps.

It certainly has a large dependency; you are at the mercy of that one OTA.In addition, unless you are at ideal occupancy, alternate platforms can fill some holes.  

My son began the process of Multifamilies a few years back based on teaching of @Michael Blank.

I went through this whole process recently of researching for Real Estate CPA and finally went with referral from friend that also invests in real estate. 

Question: I am wondering what are some things you've done in the past at your short term rentals to fill the vacancies during your slow season?  

You are likely overpaying by $5,000.Broker fee of $3,000 and Processing Fees of $2,000 seem out of place...but then again, i never used a broker to get a loan so I am not sure about that.If the broker was able to get you an interest rate or loan product that you wouldn't be able to find on the open market...its high, but likely fair.if you are getting a loan product that you could have gotten by going to a normal bank...seems high and unnecessary. 

If they did it would likely go back to letting the cities do whatever they want to do, and those legislatures would have their process, so it is difficult and takes a lot of time.