(as it relates to within town limits)-Average rent rate for 1BR and 2 BR units-Average market lot rentThank you!

Then the next time you find a deal that meets your investment criteria, at a below average price, then buy it. 

All short-term rentals of less than an average of 30 days per year belong on 39 year depreciation schedules.

Real estate investing is forgiving; the average person can still make money even with some big mistakes.

You can certainly buy the property in the name of the LLC but you'll have to use a DSCR product which will have an interest rate that's 1% higher than conventional. 

Would have done 2-3X better in stock market, and with 1000% less grief/stress. read this to start with Why your house is a terrible investment - JLCollinsnhAlso, big picture, residential RE, appreciates only at rate of inflation, on average both in US and abroad."

Is there a combination of lending products and tactics you see that can make it possible to refinance after possibly 2 years and get out a large enough portion of funds to use towards the downpayment on another property?

But I'm just curious, what's the average view-to-application ratio anyone is seeing?

Another way is to switch your product from 30 year fixed to a 5/1 ARM so now you're taking program or financial risk to arrive at a lower rate such that you can pass this FHA SS rule (5/1 ARM FHA has a lower rate by up to .50% than the 30 year product typically).

The citywide vacancy rate is about 8%, which is on par with the national average.