I've closed deals in the STR realm and I can tell you I've done two log cabin refinances and in both cases the deal needed exceptions to pass. 

I’d be happy to chat with you about the short term rental market in San Antonio and even pass on the designers that I would recommend. 

If you do have a current property manager, meet face to face with them and find out the details of how they manage the properties with an eye toward improvement.As has already been alluded to, you should think about what happens when one or both of your parents pass.

The process ones you file you get on a court docket which can be from 2 to 4 months out and then if all goes well you get a check about 30 days later  FYI I figured this out on my own after a friends house was sold after it had been foreclosed by the bank and she got a card sent to her and she passed it along to me.

Background: Seller inherited this 14 property portfolio from his parents who recently passed away.

After my father passed from alcohol and drug abuse complications, he triggered debt collectors calling me with aggressively wild threats for a few years!

I’m getting ready to list for sale within next couple weeks, but I’m afraid once we start showings, potential buyers may pass once they notice how hot it gets.

My agent passed the deadline of 2 business days to submit necessary documents online.

I have been pondering how to do it myself just to be able to pass the knowledge on to others.

What have been your lessons in investing that you can pass onto others?