It's easier and faster to wholesale then go through the process of getting your license.

You are likely overpaying by $5,000.Broker fee of $3,000 and Processing Fees of $2,000 seem out of place...but then again, i never used a broker to get a loan so I am not sure about that.If the broker was able to get you an interest rate or loan product that you wouldn't be able to find on the open market...its high, but likely fair.if you are getting a loan product that you could have gotten by going to a normal bank...seems high and unnecessary. 

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Its relatively easy to manage the process once you do it a couple times.   

My question is this - does Johnson City receive enough visitation to justify a successful STR?

Any other advice on the process and flipping would be greatly appreciated! 

I stumbled upon Deal Machine as a tool to aid in the process.

Success stories are happening every day,  I have clients breaking record rents on house hack more so than ever.  

I can just give you some data to guide your thought process.

A private investor will want to see a few successful deals before taking out large sums as a debt loan.