Oftentimes my initial consultation call with a potential client runs 1 hr and that still doesn't give me enough time to cover everything about the STR market on O'ahu.  1.  

Multiple properties listed on the website portfolio appeared to be ones they would possibly not have initiated the LOI/PSA/sale as the properties are known to be bought/run/sold by other entities/syndicators.

Several factors indicate the company is not that concerned about efficiency or ease of customer process: the website, a process that seemed to focus on one issue at a time instead of all issues at once, and consistently poor communications and lack of common sense from the loan analyst we were assigned.It started off very well with the initial point of contact, Austin Lornson, who did a fine job of explaining the general refinancing process, responding quickly and thoroughly to our questions.

So the initial appraisal for the refinance was good at the time, but now the As-Is is not gaining traction with buyers.

(120k total)2nd house we are making a profit of 120k but this  "profit" would literally pay us back for our initial investments into our LLC together we used on the first house ...anyone have any idea how the gov.

Rehabs is how i initially scaled.  

Yes that’s what I was initially thinking… then I started to structure the deal in my head and it looked a lot more like what you described with a partnership.

And unlike some Midwest markets this positive cash flow is such that it includes realistic sustained expenses.How is this possible when west coast markets have poor initial cash flow?  

And for those that I may be wanting to connect with that don't sign up from an email link, I will text them first, with a message along the lines of "I just wanted to check in and hear how you've been, address any questions, and give you a quick update on recent initiatives we have been working on" (or something along those lines).  

We initially spent about 20 hours getting my accounts set up and organized in Quickbooks.