Even though I had a full size W/D on site, I still used this method.....

Me and my partner both bring things to the table that the others don't.

A foosball table, a "Log Cabin (or other trendy) theme", or 3-jet shower probably have a better place in an STR than an MTR.

Hard money lenders have a good amount of flex when it comes to FICO score and typically the main issue that borrowers with low FICO's have is that their max loan size gets cut which doesn't seem to be an issue here.

Hop on Airbnb and scan nearby properties of similar size to get a feel for what they offer at the price points charged.

Nice - congrats - hard to find Multifamily DSCR Loans at that size but looks like you successfully executed!

I always buy something I could see myself living in. not necessarily the colours, but the location and size of the home and the condition.

There are a number of meetups in Sacramento and we have been coordinating the dates among hosts so that there is no overlap - I run the West Sacramento Meetup that @Ben Howard mentioned (we gather every 4th Tuesday of the month).Here is a list of meetups that we're in collaboration with (they are all based on an abundance mindset that we have here on BP)- 1st Tuesday - REI Connect @ Roseville Meetup (reach out to @Nicole Masters)- 3rd Tuesday - Investor Mixer @ Crawdads on the River- 3rd Thursday - Folsom Out of Bounds (dates may shift a bit)- 3rd or 4th Wednesday - Real Estate Round Table (CH Cafe & Grill) - they recently relaunched and stabilizing the schedule- 4th Tuesday - West Sacramento Real Estate MeetupI'm working on putting together an easy to access list that Sacramento investors can refer to.

We have a good sized portfolio and i left my corporate job in 2021. 

Even accurate estimates don't bear out on a small sample size.