If Airbnb was paying a higher rate than hotel/motel industry that would be a cause for concern.  

This is a problem that could destroy the tourism industry of the whole Caribbean industry.

You're spot on..usually 10+ or 20+ acres and rural can be a challenge for most lenders.

If you have natural gas to that spot for a tanked unit, swapping to a tankless is cake.Insulate the garage door if that isn't done.If you are local and handy, you can do a DIY mini split in there for under $1000.

We need MORE positive female role models in the investment community to show young girls that this is industry is not just for the boys.

Quote from @Todd Anderson: Todd, you are spot on the builder financing option.

over the past 7 years I’ve had dealt with countless of bad contractors, several incidents with occupants of the neighborhood that the property is in ( once I walked in on squatters and got into a physical confrontation) , and of course the relentless pursuit of hungry investors calling me and any family member that tracing programs associates with me about wanting to buy my property all while dealing with a career/industry change and finishing college during a pandemic 😮‍💨.so here I am recent graduate ready to finally devote the majority of my focus to getting over my newbie investor hill.

Although, REI does require a ton of journal entries compared to other industries haha.

It also is there for other landlords to see, so it can benefit others in our industry.

Oh, and my colleague's name is in the spot where it says "John Smith" in case you didn't figure that out.