With that said, STR is far from traditional real estate investing as you are now entering the hospitality business.

man this is the best direct-honest-unbiased-transparent I ever heard of. it is like i said before, the local broker that has better cost efficiency and/or tech-driven brokerage would rise in popularity and the slow and decaying process of traditional brokerage. typical agent make 50k, there're more realtor than home to sell with different cost from each brokerage ; seller/buyer not just want lesser commision but they want bigger pie when selling like you said. 

One is a wholesaler/flipper, last year he started flipping mobile homes and he's getting average $45k per flip, which is higher than his traditional average $35k per house flip.

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It's not that these properties don't cash flow, they just don't cash flow at traditional LTV entry levels.

It is not overhypedwe have massive reduction in force these days because tech company is switching from their traditional business to AI oriented business. next plan for most company is doing reorg with most business decision is supplied by AI so lot of middle manager would be cut.it is just matter of time when real estate agent would be replaced by AI as well 

Investment loan through a traditional bank How did you add value to the deal?

I cannot qualify for a traditional HELOC due to being self-employed/real estae agent @Rob Schou I sent you a DM.

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