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We do around 70% of our snow removal with our in-house maintenance team which means we pay probably 15-20% of that..... if it takes 30 minutes to salt then we charge for 30 minutes of time. 

To provide our buyers the greatest probability for success, we cast a wide net to evaluate ALL vacation rental prospects and narrow it down to the handful that meet the search criteria. 

When we were scaling up, our first hire was "field manager". 

Our goal is to have a short term rental business and build it over the next several years.

Our issue is income on papers too low to qualify for the an FHA or traditional loan.

Our market is also thriving. 

Our rates are 7-12%, with no down payment required.

We are about to put in $15-$20k of our own money into it, beyond what insurance covered and I need help deciding how we should finance it. 

I heard about bigger pockets from a friend of mine that has successfully built and rented multiple properties in our area.