People who are involved in anything tend to have an overinflated sense of self, ego and importance.

I am very involved in our local real estate investor association and agree that in this central Florida market there are an over saturation of STRs as well.

Add to that the fact that private financing typically involves way less bureaucracy, with reduced paperwork and fewer hoops to jump through.

For those who are investing in PT from a distance how have you found the experience.

There is more paperwork involved with that option.

This is a bit more involved, but as you scale, it is something you should consider.In response to your second question, I would say "yes" to allowing pets.

Ourcurrent approach involves identifying possible contact information for thelisted owners and calling multiple numbers, but this process is time-consumingand yields limited results.

However I am struggling to understand and evaluate the risks involved with cash out refinancing 2-5 years down the line.

Plus, no matter what happens Mark is my guy down there and I told him if I ever made a personal comment about his relationship, to tell me to stick it.They always lock the gate at night so no one can drive on to the property and to keep the guard dogs in.Later while my wife and I were driving and checking our storage units, I called Mark to re-iterate we had heard about this and to let her know we will never get involved in their affairs.He said. 

They had named him Rommel on purpose, as they were involved with prison gang life and some people.. well I guess they simply choose to not reform or adjust.