When analyzing a luxury short term rental (STR) vacation home for investment in today's mortgage rate environment, the ROI & margins can be extremely tight. 

Question for more seasoned investors- what was your growth strategy and how has today's macro environment changed since then? 

@Matthew RogersMinot is a strange environment, no doubt.

Sad.I would send this lowlife the following text: I have received two complaints from your neighbors that you are creating a stressful environment in the building through constant trash talking, negativity and a generally nasty demeanor.

What is the regulation environment? 

The environment has changed significantly over the last year.  

Let us discuss how to finance properties if you don't have a W-2 job, what are you all doing in this high-interest rate environment, what are the benefits of single family housing verses multi-family, vs self-storage. 

The rest of the seminar was great hands on information beginning with the current macroeconomic environment & state of the real estate market (using graphs from the FED).

You can self-manage but there is a high potential that you will be living in an uncomfortable environment when things get tough.

.- In a tight DSCR environment, insurance is becoming increasingly important.