we currently live in long island, and was thinking of upstate NY, as that would be a drive away, if we ever decide to convert the STR to our vacation home.

Speaking as a vacation rental manager, we absolutely appreciate investors who build a team from the start.

(Max vacated rents - your monthly mortgage payment) = +/- net cashflow.

By sharing housing costs with tenants, I enjoyed better living conditions at a lower price.10.

I always kill with kindness so in my late check-out fee message, I will say something like, I love that you enjoyed your stay and wanted to stay longer!

Just ask anyone that's had to close on a weekend before a holiday, they probably would've paid anything to have their loan officer care as much as they did before leaving on vacation for a week..Highly Recommended or Reviewed - Let's be honest..reviews matter.

Are you all seeing similar success in other regional vacation markets? 

Enjoy a $3,690 Market Value for Rents and potential $10k annual cash flow.

If you enjoy living there, while people are helping with the bills, then it could be a good move.I'm not saying go for it, I'm saying that there are other ways to look at it.

I have only good things to say about the team that did the presentation and I enjoyed talking to my advisor but there was no way I could wrap my head around spending that much.