I actually went to a REI meetup yesterday, and I was able to find a lender to help me out.

This has actually always been the case.

Stay away from the top 2 banks, they can take months to actually finance you and saavy agents wont accept a preapproval from them because they can take forever. 

Quote from @William Weston: I'm Christian and believe everything in my life is actually God's property, entrusted to me to watch over.

I actually just finished reading his book and was surprisingly disappointed for a couple reasons.

The reality is about a year ago landlords could sell their properties at a high price without actual NOI.

I just can't evict, only a Sheriff can physically evict.

Fannie Mae will allow you to transfer the deed to an LLC if you decide to try to go the conventional route, but the loan would still be in your names and you'll need to pay a title company a second time post-closing to do this  for you. 3) I can't speak for the area so no comment there4) If you're self managing, make sure you find vendors you can trust in the area since you won't be able to easily verify if an HVAC guy, plumber, etc. is trying to rip you off and tell you to buy something you don't actually need. 5) Make sure you have clear alignment of goals and a clear operating agreement that spells out what to do if those goals start to not align in the future since you'll be jointly obligated to these properties. 

I actually just did a live stream yesterday on my channel (youtube.com/@brady_morgan) that went over this exactly.

The draw is actually this coming Fri for 2026The market for STR seems saturated in popular/touristic regions, however, if you have a unique property and offer affordable pricing, you may get descent occupancy.