Nope......i heard of it on a podcast though.i actually have studied banking and economics for the last year and a half.

I'm both an investor who has done fix and flips and a mortgage lender.

For $10K and a lower rate I'd be willing to consider delaying...but only if I knew that lender two was solid on closing in a relatively short timeframe.

As more people placed more properties in STR inventory, and as more municipalities taxed and regulated the industry, the profitability of the overall industry has reverted to a much more aligned (lower) risk adjusted return.  

The place I’m looking at has all employees and a wonderful couple who has owned it for about 30 years.

There are a lot of possibilities and a lot of ways to make money in RE.  

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

We have a parking lot, a dumpster, a few picnic tables, a small playground, a small dipping pool, and a "dog park," which is really just a fenced in grassy area.  

Augusta indeed offers great potential with a strong rental market driven by factors such as population growth and a stable job market.

The benefit to these is you get your foot into the door without a ton of capital and as time goes you can move out and cashflow on the property.