Unless you revise your plan and ensure that your personal use is under 10% of the rental use.

I make it a personal goal to never turn down help.

Private Money is simply money from a non-institutional source...such as someone lending out of their personal IRA or from their savings. 

It should be from someone who uses that person.

It’s off of a very busy road with lots of frontage and its own personal billboard on top of the building.I’m having a hard time figuring out what to do with the property, whereas it is more on the outskirts of town.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

I have purchased 3 STRs personally in the last 18 months and have closed on at least 25 for clients in the past 12 months.  

Real estate investment is my future.This amazing voyage begins with setting personal goals and vision.

Are you looking to just put the money to work or looking to be personally involved in getting, rehabbing, and dispo of deals?

My recommendation would be to engage an investment property focused realtor (not a general residential realtor) and let that person guide you through the process from pre-qualification to market/property valuation and selection.