I'm not sure how experienced you are in the real estate world but one thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.

Why are they called Asset Protection Trusts if they don't protect assets?  

Second, there's a legal concept called "unjust enrichment."

It is possible, this is what's called a blanket portfolio loan.

I cold emailed and called the owner multiple times and eventually we connected, met in person and made a deal over the course of a few months.How did you finance this deal?

Typically I set up a zoom call so I can show a map and where the good investment pockets are in AZ and why. 

Calling the appraiser to see what you can do to push it up a "C-Level" would be smart before doing any reno also, might only need a few things to make it far more valuable in the eyes of the bank.I've heard of a tactic for figuring out demand, which is to put up a dummy or coming soon listing on facebook marketplace and see the amount of activity you get on it. 

If you're not sure what the fuss is all about, read this older post first:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1122635-the-s...Today, we're discussing a very specific question related to STRs: Can you buy an STR in December and still catch all the tax benefits of the so-called STR loophole?

We call it an ELA (Express Loan Approval) where we can close in 15 days or less because it already underwritten.That ELA will outbid any offer even in some cases an "All cash" close because an "All cash" offer is usually well under the ask price.

I would give planning and zoning a call.