If some landlords are requiring them to pay application fees before they even know they want a rental versus ones that don't which do you think they will choose.

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If you don't that's fine too.

You don't need partners, coaches, fast acceleration, etc.

with that said, I don't know that seller finance will let you grow more quickly. 

I would start keeping track of everything that you've had/have to do while owning/acquiring this property.

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For it’s part, Fannie Mae historically has focused more on purchasing mortgages from larger financial institutions, while Freddie Mac was originally designed to support smaller/regional/thrift institutions.

You don't have to spend a fortune and buy a house directly on the beach to do well, but your starting price point for a viable option in this market is around $350-$450k for a solid 2-3 bedroom oceanfront condo or around $500k for a 3-4 bedroom house within walking distance of the beach. 

As a starting point: -If they work full time and make $700k a year -Don't want to or can't spend time self managing a short-term rental -Don't have a spouse who wants to take the lead on managing the rentals They are likely not going to directly reduce their taxable income with real estate year-to-year.