I have been getting a lot of traction with these loans because you can garner higher monthly rents than Long term which allow higher leverages. 

You'll get a lot more traction on STR discussions by posting in the REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES > SHORT-TERM AND VACATION RENTALSWhether you have an LLC or not, you should have accounts that are separate from your personal income.

I've recently renovated the place and have had it listed for a few weeks with some traction, tours, but no commitments just yet.

I know you want to be cautious about putting too much detail on here, but i don't know how much traction you're going to get with that little detail.  

This is the short list I've crafted using a few different sources to achieve the NEXT LEVEL: - Vision & Traction Organizer- 1YR Letter From Your Future Self- 13-Week Scoreboard - Weekly Whiteboard- AccountabilityThere are many processes out there for creating your Vision and dialing that into some Goals that are aligned with your Vision.

There will always be others who are willing to take a bigger chance or accept a lower profit margin, either due to ignorance or much more experience, but either way, do what works for you and you'll eventually get some traction.

There is one side of town that I have picked out, as it is not extremely expensive yet but it is really starting to get some traction.

It is nothing personal, it just means they essentially got enough traction on the property that they need to do this to determine which offer to accept. 

Account ClosedI don't think it is a waste of your time, especially if you are getting some traction.

One word of caution, don't take a first job that is oriented around construction or construction management, I have found it very hard for folks to move from construction to development without some loss of career traction to do so.For example, I come from a family of real estate developers, but I was ambitious to learn rapidly and work for others in the multi-family development domain, so I obtained my first job (asst. project manager) for a division of KB Home (Kaufman and Broad Multi-Housing) that developed in-house apartment projects.