My biggest question now is: What do I do once (if) I settle/close on this house?

The return on equity is probably very low considering they are paid off so maybe explore refinancing or selling the lowest performing one(s) or your biggest headaches to reinvest in more lucrative deals.I noticed you also used a metric of number of rentals to attain your goal rather than $$$/month.

One of the biggest challenges of investing in Rustbelt cities is knowing where to invest and properly understanding the cooresponding pros & cons.Here's copy & paste advice we share to help to address this challenge:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

The biggest things you can offer in development are finding a deal, finding capital, or construction expertise. 

My biggest issue was the fact that I couldn't count on emails actually getting through.

What’s been your biggest challenge so far with the expansion?

LTV on foreign national is typically the biggest difference between lenders.

I want to double that in 2025 so that's definitely my BIGGEST goal!

Vacancy is the biggest killer with AirBnb (or any) rentals.  

This is the biggest part of the project.