starting with a flip" is really tough because flipping takes capital. 

It's a nice place but in a small town it can be tough to find a good property manager.

Quote from @Joshua Piche: Your market is tough, but it's not impossible.

Some hotels actually have a condo like structure, where people can own the units, but perhaps are limited on their personal use to only a certain amount of the year - the rest of the year it is in the rental pool managed by the hotel.If numerous room owners stopped paying their bills, you could get tax liens on numerous separately owned units.Hotels are a tough business, an issue I also see come up with them often is that they require refreshes, expensive and relatively often - at least once every 10 years, if not more often. 

That’s a tough call, but a good problem to have—congrats on your first STR!

Surprising you can get a heloc on an investment property - those are tough.

Your story proves that being in the game creates opportunities you can’t plan for.

It is still better than putting 20-25% down and not forcing equity appreciation though.In reality, before you start getting investors lining up to fund 100% of your deals you will probably need to prove yourself in some way.

Can they prove how long it takes to rent a vacant property?

Can they prove how long it takes to rent a vacant property?