Hope this helps, and good luck with your next deal!

For what it's worth, this condo is technically owned by the the trust established by my Self Directed IRA.Thanks!

How hard is a zelle payment to deal with?

You can explore partnerships or network with investors to acquire more deals and replicate your success.

Although most such fund operators only deal with accredited investors directly, you may also be able to find some among the crowdfunding sites.  

Our bank will let us use equity that exceeds 25% across multiple properties that are either owned free and clear or where they hold the first so long as the deal still cash flows with however much cash is brought to the table.

If you have doubts, provide both, it's not that big of a deal..... 

It was a big deal early on our journey to get that boost. $55k tax free is like $75k pre-tax W2 earnings...we essentially doubled my income that year.

I would also add, a contractor that you can buy materials for and they know how to put them in with little to know direction (reduces the management time of the project).

The last few STR deals I closed where my client used a second home loan, they ended up putting down 20-25%, preferring to have more equity in the property versus giving away thousands in fees to the lender.