There will be a lot of things to take into account.

I signed up with them about 3 to 4 months ago, then found out how expensive the loan was to get going with them and told them that I would self finance it instead but they had to cancel the loan first...they use a company called Special Financing Company..the person I spoke to at REI his name is Paul, he said he would take care of canceling the loan, but a month later I realized that they were pulling $599 out of my bank account.

They do not take into account the revenue from the STR in valuation.Just because you are doing well with it doesn't mean it will work for the buyer.

@Account Closed You are 100% right.

I actually recently met a real estate agent who I've become friends with and will be helping him with some of his properties to get some first hand experience. 

@Albert Gallucci as many have pointed out, in the commercial space of 100+ apartment buildings and offices, property classes have some pretty decent industry standards.We started applying these to 1-4 unit properties around 10 years ago, which you can verify on our blogs, because we saw too many newbie investors not properly taking into account things like, neighborhood status, tenant pool, property condition, etc.Unfortunately, there's no industry standard for this, but you can use some basic logic to think your way through your own Classifications.

@Vidit MainiYou should have a consultation with a tax accountant to learn about tax strategies. 

@Michael Klinger  As others posted, SoFi and Discover personal loans are good options and I've used them in the past.  2-3 business days from application to funds in my checking account. 

The designer talked about has a completely different account then the designers I usually recommend, and I would have had red flags to begin with.

Sometimes there are accounting errors, like duplicated charges, so it’s worth investigating.