You just have to get in the game, learn, and adapt as you go. 

I guess it’s just a waiting game from here on out.

So you will need to have skin in the game.

For me, I’ve been testing a few different methods recently, but I’m always looking for new ideas to take my wholesaling game to the next level. 

But from my limited time in the game, I’ve found that my complete lemons are cash cows a few years later as market rent comes up well and my cap ex fixes a few years ago have paid off.

Buying with cash is much better in my opinion.Especially for our market.Most investors only use leverage because they "can".There is usually no strategy behind using the leverage.Our price points are so low that most investors just prefer to buy with cash.The price of one of our properties is pretty much a downpayment for any other property in other markets that aren't in the Midwest.Cash deals always offer a much higher return than leverage.Leverage is a risky game for beginners.Learn what you are doing first before borrowing money.Just my opinion for a path that has proved to work for me and our investors.Thanks and happy holidays.

I would guess that you have little or no experience running any kind of STR, and now want to get that experience on the back of someone else's investment, with little or no personal skin in the game, and that's not a good way to build an investment portfolio.

My dad and I (both with access to VA loans) are about to get into the multifam game and how we proceed is really going to depend on the true occupancy rules for the VA and our lender.

That way you’ve got some skin in the game, and the tenants will be less likely to protest that the other tenants are using more electricity or gas.

This is a diverse market and I would be more than happy to help you protect your investment by buying right.