You also have higher expenses with STR and MTR, you have all the utilities, furnishings, and consumables to account for as well.Combining strategies with house hacking makes it easier to get to cash flow.

Also, pretty much every time someone moves out I put someone else in at a higher rent! 

A Heloc is a open end mortgage like a credit card so its an additional trade line on credit, cannto never be used as an Asset, PITI reserve, and its a DTI killer in most cases.A heloc is also usually set up on a shorter term versus a mortgage, carries a Higher interest rate, and most carry a interest only with a prepayment penalty.

Make sure your credit is also in the 700's or higher to take advantage of better pricing.

We are across the nation, some cities have higher number of bookings via VRBO but more often than not, its Airbnb that has the highest bookings still. 

There are in fact worthless properties for sale but there are still opportunities on the higher priced properties. 

Keeping your loan amount above $100k will have better terms, above $75k loan amount will be possible but slightly higher rates, and then below $75k loan amount most DSCR lenders will be unable to do. 

In your experience, do higher-quality videos result in faster sales or better offers, or are they more about building long-term brand recognition?

Refinancing would require more equity and higher interest rates, making it difficult to lower mortgage payments.

Additionally, you miss out on one of the biggest advantages of real estate: forcing appreciation through strategic renovations.Another issue with Turnkey properties is that they often aren’t homesteaded, which typically throws off any proforma, resulting in higher-than-expected property taxes.