When I speak to finance institutions, I am only offered non-conventional loans for investment properties which require high down payments and significantly higher interest rates.

When you say the older vintage properties cash flow better I’m concerned you’re focusing in on properties  in areas that are below today’s replacement cost but in areas that cannot absorb the required capex.

Our engineering team finishes in roughly 2-3 weeks with no major modifications required to our initial architectural plan.

Is it a must to have a property manager on the vacation rental due to the city rental database requirement?

Hi Dustin, All bridge and HMLs require an LLC as they are business purpose financing products.

Our properties that are bigger always require mowing crews as you can't expect renters to keep up with mowing that much land.

Our best use for the property would be to build a couple of large estate home (8k sq' and up) and form a private estate, but, being that we are in the County with no existing zoning requirements, we could also build what we want and potentially turn it into an income generating property.

@Jason S.I can give suggest a plan for the next year but it requires tremendous self-discipline.

I would call them and send certified letter signature required or if nearby drive to their last known address.

In our experience as a property management company, we allow owners to use home warranties, but they are required to coordinate directly with the warranty company themselves.The main issue we’ve seen is that home warranties can significantly delay even simple repairs.