If your cabinets are made out of plywood and nice enough painting is actually a great option. 

This limits your refi options when you take your scores down under 660. 

Creative financing options like seller financing and partnerships can help build a successful portfolio.Good luck!

My 2 cents there are certainly many options to choose from, Anderson may be a fit for what you need, only you can decide that.Good luck.Happy New Year! 

In Oceanside, New non-hosted STRs are prohibited outside of the Coastal Zone as of February 10, 2024.Most HOA's do not allow rentals less than 30 days so that is likely not an option unless you find a couple of places on the water that allow it but usually tough to find below $1M. 

With a PM though, you might not have that option.

If you are using a third-party site to conduct the background checks, sometimes they have the option to send a person, a denial letter, and due to the fair credit act it may be required to send them a notice, informing them that you checked their credit and background so that they have a receipt that it was completed.

There’d need to be a lot of rehab work/managing that would require you to put in that many hours.From a financial perspective, it seems like the highest leverage way to keep buying more properties is leveraging your W-2’s and then being work optional.

However, in the last couple of years, GLVAR modified their PM agreement to include an option for PMs to collect fees while the property is vacant.  

The house will need a new fence soon, so I'll have to factor that into the scenario.I'm not sure which choice is the best option for me.