My understanding is an E2 Visa is an investor Visa (ie. you need to buy a business) OR you can piggyback off an existing E2 holder. 

I'm not sure why that metric has held true but it still applies, the properties that perform well above that ratio are the owners that treat their STR like a business.

@Eric E.UBIT only comes into play in an IRA on leveraged real estate and running an active business.

Thanks for the feedback; some quick stats: 9 doors across 4 states, about 50% LTV ratio with a Net Income of about 17% and cash on cash of about 3%.....in fairness those numbers include some overall business expenses not tied directly to one specific property.

I've learned that it's extremely important to find balance in this industry as your passion for your business can impact your personal life greatly!

At the same time though, if you are the one who walked into the store and tried on the clothes and asked the sales clerk how it looks, then your asking to be influenced. if you spend time on a real estate investing website where people are in the business of investing in real estate and you ask if you should invest, you will likely get a lot of responses that say you should invest in real estate and let me help you for a fee.

Another thing, the threads move down the forums rather quickly because it's so busy, so the odds of your post being seen for long by very many people is minimal. 

If they are too busy or too lazy to answer a call or send a short email, what else are they too busy for?

So yes, it's about knowing your business and being very specialized. 

Some investors also use a business line of credit backed by their cash flow, which can help with future deals.If you’re planning to scale, maybe start stacking that cash for the next property or even park some in T-bills for short-term returns.