What am I missing if I purchase, improve and refinance using commercial lending?

They would have immediate control and responsibility for improvements and maintenance. 

Techvestor's project managers direct local contractors to make the STR-specific improvements they desire.

Realize at the outset that real estate will involve all different types to service, maintain, repair, improve, insure, manage and eventually sell.  

With more feedback we can improve our answers.All the best!

With ADU Geeks he worked all over San Diego so I would be very surprised if he hasn't worked in La Mesa.HELOC is always the most firm route - I have recently learned of some solar companies funding home improvement loans that I am looking into myself.  

Ask yourself if you can change something to clear a path for yourself to improve your income and/or lower your debt. 

Make sure you dig into the podcasts, books, webinars, YouTube videos and finally a local meet-up to network in person locaclly. 

We're in the middle of low season with an average booking window of 30 days so I'm not expecting a lot of tangible performance improvements until early September.Re: Revenue management, is there anything I'm missing to improve this area? 

While current deals may not seem to offer great cash flow, the increasing housing inventory and potential rate cuts next year could improve your prospects.