That experience taught me to always overestimate CapEx and vacancy buffers... it’s much easier to sleep at night when you’ve got those cushions in place.From what I’ve read in Bloomberg, these challenges aren’t unique, especially with rising rates.

This is true, but can increase your chances of success by working with an experienced team.Financing Challenges: Unexpected rate hikes or tightening lending restrictions can complicate your plans. 

What’s been your biggest challenge so far with the expansion?

The challenge, as you’ve discovered, is that traditional HELOC lenders typically want the property titled in a personal name rather than an LLC.

If you are a control person, this can be a challenge but I have learned to let go over day to day issues that come up that I would do differently.Handypersons are a tough one.

My developer client successfully defended the initial challenges and settled on this having PE rights, so he shifted the site plan to avoid the issue.

This poses an additional challenge for new RE investors.  

Any advice or guidance from those with wholesaling experience would be especially helpful—things like realistic expectations about finding deals, managing seller relationships, or navigating the challenges of the wholesaling process.I also plan to get my real estate license shortly after returning.

It's going to be challenging to find another house hack with as low of a monthly payment as you currently have, given the low interest rate.

Your journey into short-term rentals sounds like an exciting shift—I can feel your energy for taking on a new challenge.