Proceeds could be reinvested in better-performing assets across multiple doors.Our goal is to build appreciation over cash flow, acquiring 1-4 doors/year to allow my wife to retire by 50.

They typically have multiple origination points (meaning very high closing costs) very high rates (compared to conventional but also compared to 6 month or longer waiting period DSCR products) and almost always have VERY long pre-payment periods up to 5 years.

This property will not compete with hotels is what I thought  We just book multiple rooms next to each other to take advantage of the included Disney transportation.

Considering some SFR properties in Cahokia / Cahokia Heights, Illinois and looking for some recommendations on inpsectors in this area that do a good job looking at multiple properties

Some of them are construction contractors that have decent credit but can’t take multiple loans on multiple properties and pay tons of fees and closing costs.

I realize that the competition is one step, if not multiple steps ahead of me, and that is okay because I know that I can reach people who will say yes to me.

Get multiple quotes for the same work.

I respectively disagree with the bearded one on that statement. great wealth in RE for the investor is made with appreciation is my perspective..

I have people that book for multiple weeks during season and I don't blame them for wanting a better feel of the place before shelling out $20K.  

Not sure the rules in NY real estate, but it's best practice to interview multiple brokers and understand what you are getting yourself into beforehand.