One challenge was getting the hotel occupancy up after renovation since no one had booked or stayed in years so there was no existing guest base.

What is quality of all the tenants on existing and potential?

There are a lot of affordable properties in Knoxville, but the growth isn't terribly vibrant and the deman isn't what you'd expect for a city of that size and that close to the Smokies - you're mostly looking at college rentals for the meat of the move season, and the SF market, while it exists, doesn't really compare to Chattanooga. 

In the same amount of work I could find an undervalued deal in my market through existing channels.

😊 Goals give us two things: direction on where we want to go, and the motivation to get us there.Imagine your ideal existence.

There's also plenty of existing assistance out there, from 3.5% FHA homebuyer programs to Section 8 to SSI/VA disability, etc. 

Family committments can be pink (or whatever color), money making tasks (green), follow up for leads/lead generation (yellow).If it's on my calendar, it exists.

RE is always changing and if you have only one niche then well your limited in opportunities and subject to the conditions that exist at the time for that strategy.  

Assuming you don't have a mortgage that requires a certain level of insurance, you can get a stop-loss policy covering all the properties. 

•What challenges have you faced with existing platforms?