Eventually, I found real estate syndications and became a full time passive investor.  

Learn to spot these and it'll help you immensely in your real estate career.

Since I’ll be doing both STR & MTR on the same condo, would regular long term rental insurance be fine along side with the VRBO/air BnB insurance that they offer ?

For those that do not feel comfortable enough with excel to build out a tool on your own, I would suggest starting by taking excel courses focused on dynamic real estate modeling.

This can provide additional capital for future investments and get the next one.Or evaluating other loan options:Depending on your long-term plans, you could explore conventional loans or portfolio loans that might offer more favorable rates or terms with the new appraisal value factored in.Your decision depends on your broader strategy.

I think you know more about real estate, construction, finance, than 95% of your peers.

But main point here is, grouping elections can unlock real estate depreciation deductions in sort of the same way that "real estate professional status" and "short-term rentals" do.

I’m Mike Rutherford, CFO of a real estate company focused on development, general contracting, and property management.

A lot of real estate contracts include due diligence periods for exactly this reason.If there are no contingencies, you could still try negotiating with the seller.

Most propane suppliers will offer a discount if you purchase your own tanks outright, I save around $1.00 per gallon.