Thanks for the reply Guadalupe!

.🌟 Pro Tip: Next time someone questions your real estate investments, ask them if they'd turn down an opportunity to buy shares in a company that:Pays monthly dividendsLets other people pay off their investmentOffers significant tax advantagesCan be improved to increase returnsCan be bought with 80% financingBecause that's exactly what you're doing with real estate!

Please, share some tips and cite the pages and books on what was so enlightening that one cannot find for free in the forums here or on Youtube.  

Fast forward to today in January 2025:Mayor Johnston of Denver, who has now been in office about 1.5 years, announced that the city had completed a deal with Westside Investment Partners to essentially trade this 155-acre plot in the middle of the city, for a 145-acre plot that the city owned near the Denver International Airport. 

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

I have had great success with Zillow Rental Manager which is free and posts to Trulia and Hotpads in one go PLUS their application fee is super cheap.

Also find a lender who can move fast - we have several that can close in 15 days and less.  

I think I have all of my ducks in a row but I want to hear from other investors who are interested in this model.Any tips?

For an SBA hotel loan, the SBA may guarantee say 30% of the loan and a traditional bank takes the next 50%...total LTV/LTC of 80%...will vary by business but it's higher/better than the previous replies (otherwise, you would just get a traditional commercial loan without the SBA involved). 

My markup is always lower than the original lender's because I don't spend money advertising during the Super Bowl, my president doesn't have a corporate jet, and we don't have layers of management we need to pay.