All the major PMS platforms have hundreds of reviews on there and you can get a great sense of what will and won't work for you without having to sit through 5 or 10 sales demos.I discovered both OwnerRez (for our STR) and ThinkReservations (for our hotel) on Capterra.

Their children (now in their late 40s) inherited the house, but they have not listed it on the market, and I heard that neither is willing to move into it from their current setup, so the property has been sitting vacant.

“As a property continues to sit and become dilapidated, it’s like a cancer,” she said.

If i hadn't tried several other things, I would have never found this one and I'd be sitting on the rental portfolio doing nothing right now. 

Sit down with you Realtor and pose this info and questions. 

@Moshe S., It might be even more complicated than you think. 

What @Jay Hinrichs said - I always preach on here that it is far better to have your place sit empty than to have a bad, or even dubious tenant.

I recently opened a HELOC and I recall it's at prime for the first year (7.5% currently), and I only paid minimal closing costs.PML or HML I would expect rates >10%, plus points, possible prepayment penalties etc.

Hi BP community - I'm an investor with 3 SFHs in the Nashville area looking to acquire my first small multifamily property (2-4 units).I'm trying to determine the best approach for the 25% downpayment, comparing using cash that is currently sitting in a high yield savings account to funds from a HELOC on one of my properties.

I have sold a couple of businesses as well, and speaking from experience, you are never more vulnerable to make a mistake than when you are sitting on a giant pile of cash.Also, I agree with @Corey Conklin - I'm a big fan of "overflow cities/towns" in the sun belt.