Would love to connect and pick your brain on this strategy.

I think if you have a HELOC accessible to you that is a great way to pick up an STR that you actually own.

Feb marked 3 months in a row of the market picking up.

Guaranteed2 - You pick your poison....You, as the resident NNN expert, just said it better. 

If you don't feel comfortable picking funds at Vanguard, you can always pay an advisor an hourly fee (don't pay more than $150/hr) to set you up.

I kick myself in the butt because I could have deployed it a decade ago when the market was ripe for the picking, but I believed the finance guys the employers provided at their seminars.I have done it.

.;-)I would pick the strategy where you have the best chance at having mentor/team/knowledge/experience and closer to turn key.

There is still good money to be made in AZ, FL, GA, TX and other states, however, picking the right submarkets is key.

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The reality is if the numbers worked with 3.5% down, why wouldn't an investor pick it up at 20% down?