It’s always a good idea to document the conversation too, even if it’s just jotting down the details for your records.If they don’t take the warning seriously, you’ve got options.

Alec,The free services go a long way to giving you a pretty good idea for what a property’s demand will be.

Check their nightly rate, occupancy and amenities.That will give you a pretty good idea of need and profitability.

I think there's a path to refinance that would flip me into positive cash flow, but I'm coming up short on ideas. 

That style of learning and introduction to true industry catches my attention as having someone in the space that understands the space to bounce things off of and learn from seems to be the ideal way.I have through a handful of the webinars and follow up calls with different companies and they all basically pitch similar ideas and strategies.

Unless you were raised in or are from one, you have no idea.

It's a dumb idea that pops up from time to time from some BS guru types.

Let’s swap ideas and learn from each other.

If you can get a single family home and have roommates, that's the most approachable strategy and will really allow you to know rather quickly if you hate managing rentals or not.Here's my experience starting at 22, and what I regretted from house hacking: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous... 

Seek out local real estate groups to get an idea and network around local regulations.