Or does anyone have any suggestions?

@Gerald Harris suggested a good strategy for finding those.

Not that that means anything good or bad :-) But if you want high quality genuine coaching about investing in Philly and at a reasonable rate, I can  connect you with a wonderfully savvy, professional investor who does coaching.

I'm not suggesting that the higher occupancy is the result of dropping Booking.com but am not sure that it ultimately contributed to more reservations or a greater success rate.

I’m not able to personally qualify for cash out refinances.I'm looking to sell my home located in Southwest Florida in a HOA community but want to remain in the home to lease- 3 years or more.Does anyone have experience with this type of program or have any suggestions for me on where to look to get this done.

My suggestion is that if you are going to make this a long term endeavor you definitely mention that.

I know they've been around for quite a while, and I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experiences they have had dealing with them, either as an investor or a borrower.

Any suggestions for how to handle this and still turn it into a rental (it will cashflow) are greatly appreciated!

Your construction background and being local to Columbus are huge advantages—they’ll definitely give you an edge in finding properties and keeping rehab costs down compared to others.I’d suggest exploring parts of the city you’re less familiar with.

Flipping is about as least passive as it comes, so just make sure you wrap your head around how much time and management it will take to be successful flipping.For anyone getting started, I always suggest these 3 steps:1.