I agree with @Murali Jesudoss, I had pulled back from investing when things got super crazy in the last year or so, but I believe things are stabilizing and deals will start to become more attractive. 

@Zach Lemaster and his team was super helpful, supportive, and knowledgeable which ensured a super smooth purchasing process!

If you are familiar with this area, any further recommendations or resources you are willing to provide, I am super grateful. 

Super complicated and an absolute specialty I dont know how smaller players bust into this. 

I think this arrangement can suit both parties, he wasnt going to be able to keep the house but can still live there for super cheap.

For 10 years, every arriving party in my STR finds 1) a fresh bowl of fruit, 2) a local city magazine and a weekly periodical and 3) 2 bottles of wine (1 white, 1 red, 1st bottle is complimentary, envelope to pay for 2nd bottle).No great expense, but "wows" the guests every time. 

He knows his stuff and is really good at making IG videos: his brand is a very clever mix of being super humble, telling everyone profits are less than you think and then flashing some fat $$ he made by selling to his investors.

My markup is always lower than the original lender's because I don't spend money advertising during the Super Bowl, my president doesn't have a corporate jet, and we don't have layers of management we need to pay.

This website has been so enlightening to me but I am super new to this.

I explored a few popular ones in the US but they all are either super expensive or don't have a lot of value and I certainly don't want to spare a lot of money on them.