@Tom Dieringer After purchasing my first property in 2024, I acquired most of my short-term rental (STR) knowledge from The Short Term Shop, which included maintaining respectful communication with guests, keeping calendar availability up-to-date, and ensuring high-quality listings.When I initially began May of 2024, I opted to list my property exclusively on a single Online Travel Agency (OTA) - Vrbo.

Trying to Scale Solo.The Myth of Doing Everything YourselfWhen I first got into real estate, I thought I had to:✅ Find the deals✅ Secure financing✅ Handle renovations✅ Manage tenants✅ Deal with maintenance✅ Track every dollarI figured, “If I want to maximize my profits, I need to do it all myself.”Sound familiar?

I’m hitting a bit of a roadblock when it comes to funding.I’m eager to start building a portfolio, but being young and not having substantial savings yet means I’m looking for advice on how to secure capital to get started.

Securing funding has been challenging, particularly because my business documents reflect low revenue from only one duplex, and I am currently between jobs.I have identified a reasonably priced piece of land and have saved a small portion of the funds from my duplex sale to invest in this venture.

Buyers and investors who position themselves early will have the advantage over those waiting on the sidelines.For those looking to secure financing or explore investment opportunities, now is the time to build relationships, line up funding sources, and identify target properties before competition increases

You are VERY easily able to open accounts remotely by just uploading your EIN doc and then once your biz account is open you can open additional accounts for things like holding your security deposits, reserves, etc.

Should we pursue a "cheap" rental in order to build rental history in the hopes of securing DSCR loans down the road? 

Of course the rate is higher with 15% down, but it helps investors get that property secured with less out of pocket.Happy to help if there's anything you need.

@Patrick Shep the app launched 24 hours ago so the next few months are going to be to ensure that the current features are working as expected.

Anyone over 18 fills out has to furnish their social security and driver's license numbers, and pays a fee for a credit / background check.