Unfortunately, it's more expensive today than it has been in the past, but guess what, it will be more expensive in the future the longer you wait.

You might need to flip this to a "flip" or "renovation" loan depending upon the circumstance. 

One of your biggest challenges will be separating all the online fluff from reality.EXAMPLE: several S8 "gurus" have already been exposed as frauds, but unfortunately, they sucked in thousands of investors.You're an engineer, use your education & experience to start building up a logical approach to investing in rentals:)Start with this:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Unfortunately I think nowadays they just go on Airbnb/VRBO and select/negotiate with hosts they find on the sites instead of seeking out providers.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen the ability to do this. 

Transferring a listing to a new host is unfortunately not possible.

Unfortunately, the Florida properties turned out to be bad investments.

Unfortunately, safety in STR is becoming a major problem, that the hotel industry is capitalizing on.

This property is just paying for itself - not cash flowing millions of dollars.....Unfortunately you get what you pay for when it comes to taxes.

Unfortunately, his sons haven't shown an interest in valuing his business and legacy, so he takes great pride in supporting a young person who shares his dedication to building something meaningful in the field he's devoted his life to.