I asked if they could recommend an agency that would work with a smaller outfit and they didn't; the others they knew of have a 100 property minimum.

Do not depend on a "one call thats all" outfit.

To really paint a picture for you...This is equivalent to you paying money to get a list of vegans that are also animal rights activists, to try to sell them baby-cow burgers.Your intentions are great and if all you were trying to do, was to help others I would put on my cheerleader outfit and pompoms and cheer you on.

You might check with smaller outfits too like Co/Lab lending, Preferred Mortgage, Aceland Mortgage, and co-ops/credit unions.

Their sales director, Tyler Fenn, and their chief executive Mark, for whom this outfit refuses to provide a last name, are negligent and contemptuous in the extreme.

I know it needs to be furnished and the kitchen outfitted, just not sure to what degree for mid-term. 

Furnishings and outfitting run about $20/ft professional but if you DIY at $15 and its 1,500 sq ft $22,500.AirDNA has the property at $65,000 Annual Gross.

About 20% use DSCR (usually 20-25% down) and the rest are cash or hard money or something else.For $325k purchase:1) As a broker I would negotiate down as its been on the market a while and its especially now in holidays)2) I would also negotiate seller paid closing cost credits, most loans allow 3% which should cover most or all of that.3) Assuming you paid $325k but got closing costs covered I would anticipate a minimum of $32,500 down and maximum $65,000 down depending on lending product chosen.4) Remember you still must furnish and I use $20/ft as a safe estimate to fully outfit an STR property.Best of luck!

The contractor outfit that did the work seems to do a lot of work for them; moreover, he seems to be buddy buddy with these guys.

First, let's make sure you understand that here at BP, SDIRAs are usually referring to those accounts offered by outfits like CamaPlan, Entrust Group and Equity Trust among others.