The key is that they are lending their own money, not just originating loans for Fannie and Hedge Funds  like the big banks do.First Western Federal Savings in SDNorth American Savings Bank in MOTitan Bank in TX

Insurance and Title Shop around for home insurance companies that best suit your needs and select the insurance company that provides the amount of coverage for your home owner’s insurance policy.

(The shopping carts outside are a sight to behold.) 

It should have been Puerto Rico since it's part of the US and Americans don't need a passport to get there.

Are you a solo shop or a company with employees?

I also purchased a Taco Shop property in CA with a realtor friend at a song and it has been cash flowing for a consistent 5 years now.

Licensable vacation rentals are obviously in high demand and offers can become quite competitive, I don't have any formal statistics but I'd say a quality active or eligible vacation rental sells at least twice as fast as a non STR property, the majority within days..My best advice to investors shopping for a hot or high demand asset class is:- Prepare & Practice: Get your ducks (GO UO!) 

And only 1 of them is of a known brand (American Standard) and it's close to $700 and has a 1.28 GPF rate, which I don't like - prefer 1.6.  

I imagine these are on the low and high ends of the spectrum around much of the country, assuming you can find a small shop that does their own fabrication.

Some HELOC lenders require you own the property for 6 months too, so I'd recommend to check that when shopping too.