You should be able to pay off the loan anytime during that period, without any sort of penalty.

Some say grad students ok, not undergrad, others say no students period.  

Further, Reg D 506 C offerings can accept new investors money right away, while other private placement exemptions require a 90 day waiting period for investments from investors with whom the sponsor did not have a prior relationship. 4.

I am in the same struggle though and spend way too much time on Zillow searching through my buy box but I am finally becoming more efficient with my searches from just repetition mainly.

This successful deal highlighted our ability to act quickly and capitalize on market-ready opportunities, delivering impressive results with speed and efficiency.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: If you can borrow private money for that period of time at 10% that is a very good rate.

Period, full-stop, no exceptions. 

I have three listings, 1. unit with a pool and hot tub, 2. unit with a hot tub, 3. both units together as a 12 sleeper.Gross monthly income (after booking channel fees) for the first unit over a 7 month period was $7309.Gross monthly income for both units over a 14 month period is $11,297 (after booking channel fees) As a long term rental the combined rent would be in the region of $5500.Is it possible to sell the property based on the income generated by the STR business or would the value always be based on bricks and mortar comps? 

But the answer for everyone may differ.Here are the personal attributes I see in those able to achieve a higher than market ROI, enough higher to be able to “scale”.1- Knowledge of real estate principles, real estate law and real estate finance2- Minimum 3 -5 years full time, or near full time experience directly related to real estate investing3- Ability to utilize technology for increased efficiency, capacity, and accuracy4- Excellent hired legal counsel and excellent hired marketing help5- Established method(s) of obtaining consistently high QUALITY deal flow6- Ability to manage and choose people who are NOT employees: Attorneys, Appraisers, Mortgage Brokers, Real Estate Brokers, Title Companies, Surveyors, Marketing Specialists, Accountants, Contractors, Consultants, Property Managers7- A VERIFIABLE track record of success8- Ability to identify, analyze, and negotiate a deal that can be “worked” for “enhanced” ROI9- Some type of competitive advantage; for example for me it’s my ability to analyze and identify mortgage loans that are actually less risky than all other lenders believe (on the investing in debt side), and on the real property side it’s my ability to analyze”pull the trigger” with LESS information than other investors need,  combined with the ability to pay cash, or raise significant capital almost instantly as well as being able to obtain loans at the lowest prime customer bank rate with no recourse or personal liability.  

Furthermore, if anyone knows of a third party that provides the data or is interested in periodically gathering the data for me from the county courthouse (for a monetary reward), please reach out.