I prefer under-valued, distressed, poorly managed, properties needing updating/rehabbing in markets where I can buy at a discount and build equity and cash flow for my time and investment.

If Airbnb is an option for your spare bedroom then that's great, personally when I first started I didn't want to have to deal with the in and outs of people and also making my place aesthetic enough that it would rank well on Airbnb so I went straight to long term rentals but if you want to dip your toe in the water it could be a good option if shorter term tenants make you more comfortable. 

Buy once, cry once.We have a heloc on our primary and my bank just promoted a very discounted rate for 6mo.

As well, all the Roatan tourism taxes and cruise port taxes go straight back to the mainland.

Why would I create competition for myself when I can help somebody else find a market that works the same, and I was keeping it simple if people want to learn, they can ask me what they wanna know and I can simply give them a straight answer.

From what I've heard some real estate buying agents are moving on to become TC, others are considering the fix & flip business model capitalizing on what they do know and that is locating discounted properties coupled with there knowledge of sales simply need financial backing.

I normally look to buy units at a 20-30% discount compared to the area and develop a business plan to create equity via forced apprecation, primarily on commercial properties (5+ unit multifamily).

I used my own money for these because, with these deep discounts, the seller wants to close quickly.Can anyone suggest how to find someone to be ready to finance similar properties?   

The goal is to take down 5-20 million dollar deals; the next few years will be properties that will come to market at very prominent discount. 

It is not really true because to get the same rate it will cost much more in upfront costs in either origination or discount fees, AND much higher back end fees in pre-payment penalties.