Only other initial question I'll leave here is that I'm looking for REI mentors and hope to find a few on BP willing to share a few gold nuggets to those willing to slog it out in the mines the smart or hard way.

If you go the rehab route, you can refinance when finished with the work into a DSCR loan to get all/most of you initial investment back if you found a good deal.

Which is somewhat frustrating if a flipper would pay 5-10k for it at that price.

The markets you mentioned in your initial post in this thread are great markets, but they're all heavy on appreciation and light on cash flow.

Things just require more ongoing expenses percentage wise out of state because you have to pay people to do everything for you and you will have a longer time building relationships with vendors even when getting decent referrals. 

I don't believe in marriage so I ain't paying no engagement fee.

@Tom Dieringer After purchasing my first property in 2024, I acquired most of my short-term rental (STR) knowledge from The Short Term Shop, which included maintaining respectful communication with guests, keeping calendar availability up-to-date, and ensuring high-quality listings.When I initially began May of 2024, I opted to list my property exclusively on a single Online Travel Agency (OTA) - Vrbo.

This initial negative equity position consumes the initial cash flow.  2) the addition of the adu makes the property multi family and likely makes rent control apply.  

Over promise and under pay then keep delaying.

I guess it will take another 2 to 3 years to get the rest of our my money back if D32 builder is really sincere to pay it back.