Ultimately, we will live in the STR as retirees, and occasionally use it for vacation. 

Ultimately I decided to go with the property in Toano. 

It all depends on what outcome you ultimately want from the system.  

It's ultimately why I stopped being a small-scale contractor.

Ultimately, the goal is to add the property to your rental portfolio for consistent cash flow.

Ultimately, there is no absolute answer and unique tool/strategy in anything real estate.

Ultimately it probably comes down to your personality.

We take their lunch money every year because clients ultimately don't care about the brand - it's the systems, training, communication, and people that can keep clients happy (or not.) 

But ultimately I want passive income from rentals and leave my 9-5.So I guess that strategy is called Buy & Hold.

They have a more modern view the marketplace than some of the other, more traditional outfits like MDS.When I was active in senior housing, I was the in-house feasibility study point person doing both the forensic analysis of the market and competition ultimately making the recommendation for go/no-go on a project.