i have a HELOC myself, but if i use it it's for something short term and then paid back quickly. 

@Deirdre Lizio see a lot of competiting PMCs start with a pledge of doing it better than "what's out there".Always interesting to revisit them 3-5 years later - after they've experienced the reality of challenging tenants AND owners.Look no further than Evernest: they started out with flat fee management at $99/month and promises of better & fairer service & pricing.Now they're at 10%, capped at $199/month - wonder what changed?

They're quick in their response times. 

I also completely understand the frustration of navigating through "Joker brokers" and fake lenders who promise more than they can deliver—one of the biggest challenges in the industry today.Regarding your approach to accrual-based repayment options, that’s a huge help for flippers managing tight cash flow, and it's great that you offer that flexibility.

Me purchasing it and renting it out to her turns it into an investment property thatvallows me to take advantage of all the tax benefits that come with it.She may lose the primary residence mortgage benefits she has, but I think what we achieve with the conversion outweighs the loss.Cashflow would be immediate and allow for quick savings growth for the next purchase.

They have had many drawbacks in the past but they are quick to put out new features and do actually make changes based on comments in the forums.

Just a quick update - strategy still going really well.

It takes daily fine tuning.What I do like about Pricelabs is it quickly shows me demand for certain days/weeks at a glance.

I have an opportunity to make a quick 30k in equity, but only cash flow around $25 — if I look at long term appreciation, that seems to make sense to me, but am I overlooking something and trying to make this work?

There are people who have an entire business helping you set up and design a STR relatively quickly (3-7 days) depending on size of home and complexity but you are going to be paying a bit of a premium but you do save on the headache.