We have full-time boots on the ground in each market, and have a team centralized at our HQ in Texas as well.If you're interested in speaking with some of our current clients, I'm happy to make an introduction.We've historically worked with Aleka in several capacities (as a client of her's while she was with Acorn and Oak and then as our BIC) and our experience with her was always great.Thanks!

When analyzing a potential short-term rental (STR), especially with fluctuating rents and occupancy due to seasonality, you can break it down like this:Monthly Breakdown: Look at historical data for each month.

The lenders I have historically worked with have not punished my rates for new construction, cash outs, etc.

Having said that, I modeled out 7 investment options and used historical data to predict the future returns.

I have a historic home I am working on a deal.

GDP is up 3% YOY, unemployment is historically low at 4% (and even better here in Nashville at 2.9%).

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

The property easily can be monitored from a mobile phone, tablet, laptop and/or desktop, and the software has screenshot and video capture capabilities, as well as the user being able to access and play historical footage from all or selected cameras simultaneously, if incidents need to be researched.What was the outcome?

This caused a historically unique opportunity for investors - they could buy Class A properties and immediately cashflow when renting them out.This couldn't last forever, and it didn't, as excited new investors drove up prices.

But the city has risks too: historic tanneries, dry cleaners, gas stations, garages, workshops, any kind of industrial use - always be suspicious of what people did with chemicals back in the 50s and 60s when the general population had no awareness of the damage