The benefit is it is revolving so you can take it out and pay it back multiple times.

Instead, he said to borrow the money from a person from Canada and pay them a dividend on the borrowed money. 

Feel free to take or leave my advice, but I think others will agree that, for now, you should focus on maximizing your savings rate, building your credit, paying off any owed debt, and house hack your first deal—just my two cents.

To get a GM, we need to pay a GM wage.

Any positive cash flow should go towards paying off debt.

Are there specific market indicators or property traits I should be paying attention to?

There isn't enough cash flow in these deals to pay the mortgage, monthly expenses and the HELOC that I'm trying to leverage against.

From an email I received from FF:New year, new rental goals! There’s never been a better time to step into the booming mid-term rental market. Since you’ve shown interest in listing your property with Furnished Finder...

15% down with no STR experience - you're going to have to pay a price for that.

What if a tenant fails to pay rent, leaves $2,000 in cleaning and repairs, and it takes another month to rent?