It was a great place to grow up. 

Choose a goal so ambitious it forces you to grow into the person who can achieve it.

Quote from @Jon LaBorde: @Jerryll Noorden ok that sounds good, but currently I’m just trying to get my foot in the door, so I’m not expecting to become a millionaire from this plan and by no means am I expecting this to work as my only marketing route in the business for more than a time or two, but I’d just like to get started in wholesaling and with this information I think it gave me everything I need l and I’m thinking I’m gonna give this plan a shot but I’ll definitely be looking to expand and adapt as I grow as a wholesaler.

Interest income is interest income, unless you decided to roll some of the current cash into a self directed IRA at which point your interest income would be deferred for a later time and allow your funds to grow tax free.

Highly recommend you looking into a checkbook IRA instead of cashing out.Sure you can take out the principle since you’ve already paid taxes on it but this money is supposed to be for your retirement and in a Roth your real estate can grow tax free, though check with a CPA to see if STR will trigger UBIT in an IRA.

I'm analyzing a mountain/lake town about 4-6 hours out from 3-4 fast growing cities.

You get some of the strongest rent demand in the Phoenix area being closer to downtown, and then you position yourself for the upside of the growing North Phoenix economy with TSMC and other economic developments.If you want more info, I can send you the 3-5 most recent properties my clients have purchased in the last month for you to review.

Consisting of 112 units located in a growing and stable area of Dallas.

However, I don't find the long vacancy particularly enjoyable, and I'm hoping to gain some insight and grow from the experience.Has anyone else experienced this, and what did you do to avoid it?

They were referrals and the business started to grow simply because I had a competent team that was responsive and looked out for the owners' best interests.