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My wife and I have good W2 jobs currently so we get better terms with traditional lending in comparison to DSCR lending. 

We cut the fronts from a thin plywood and stained that a light stain. 

I’m in the 33% tax bracket through my real job and this could be a big difference in taxes owed if we sold the property?

The only piece of advice that I would give is that getting a STR to market is death by 1000 cuts.

The BEST contractors are in high demand, so are picky about doing bids and taking on jobs.

Their interest, like a real estate agent, is simply to churn incoming flows of money at a high rate in order to get their Commission and their cut.

Another option is house hacking—buying a small multi-unit, living in one, and renting the rest to cut costs.

I have little confidence in turnkey providers, deals are already hard to come by, if they take another 20% cut before.. much better to buy a property from an owner that is in good condition.

(May also cut significantly into the current cash flow on it)I know you mentioned not doing a HELOC on my primary, but wouldn't it be advantageous to have the ability to pay off the line of credit instead of be stuck in a payment that is much higher?