Quote from @Julian De la Guardia: Look, I get it.. you’re standing at this starting line, itching to get your first.... or next.... investment rolling, but all the advice floating around feels like someone’s reading off a stale script.

As a result, I stand to lose not only my due diligence fee but also the escrow money.The situation has become even more concerning.

And I feel your pain.On my FLA builds my GC was very well known to me and trusted if I did not have him I would have been were you are at stalled.. but for me I just paid cash for the lots and gave no deposit to the GC ( again long standing relationship) so when he finally was ready we just funded draws on completed work .

@Clare Pitcher we do 12+ month leases to avoid vacancies Nov-Feb.If we take over an occupied property, evict or have tenancy-abandon a property, we first let the owner know finding a tenant will take longer than "normal".This opens up owners to understanding they may need to:1) Offer 3D tour and floor plans to stand out2) Price more aggressively or be prepared for aggressive price reductions3) Offer MoveIn Specials:- NOTE: we do NOT recommend offering a month of free rent that can be used at MoveIn.

Ill give you a prime example. 46218 is a war zone by most investors stand point but guess what Zip had the most cash transactions over the last 3 years......46218!

We have over 20 years of experience with Section 8, and our longest-standing section 8 tenant has been with us for 14 years. 

Just a week later the Court deemed it not to have standing, just to reverse the opinion this week and continue the Stay!

Its those investors that invest and if they lose their money their lifestyle  marriage  and financial standings are deeply affected. those folks should not invest in High yield RE investments were the day they invest they lose control of their funds..

I’m not looking to be an active/public realtor, just need a place to hold my license.For context, I currently hold an active HI real estate license in good standing and have strong networks on both Molokai and Maui.

Have some real estate under my belt but looking into Short term rentals opposed to long term rentals.Wondering if there is a stand out book to read to gain understanding for Australian Short Term rental market/AIRBNB.Also if there is a specific group for Australians and short term rentals for Australian market/Australian tax system etc, do point me to that.Rod