So I changed my approach from slacks and a tie and "Hi, I'd like to help you sell and buy" to shorts and casual - but nice - button down shirt and "Hi.  

Buy and hold used as short term rental property.

Half the team focuses on long term rental management and the other half focuses on short term.

Each night of the week has a different price based on market trends for short term stays, not annual leases. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $160,000

Cash invested: $40,000

Sale price: $268,000

I bought my first house in Kalispell Montana as a long ter...

When a Class A apartment can be had for the same price as a Class B/C renovated unit, the B/C operator drops prices, and so on.But, in terms of making an investment decision, I think it is short sighted to rely purely on full market average data.  

I’m looking to purchase a 10 acre parcel either in Columbus, Dahlonega, or Helen.I’d like to live on half the land, and develop the other half into five A frame luxury short term rental units. 

The six month cd isn’t the point my understanding is that I can’t just take out the HELOC, I need to actually use the money for my plan to work and a short term CD seemed safe and reasonable 

In short, I can afford the additional $1100/mo cost of a second house, even until I rent it out.I have around $35K in HYSA and emergency funds that I could use for a down payment, but that's less than 20% which would be required for a conventional loan, assuming full purchase price.

Just about every time I have been privy to the details of a transaction where one of the parties is unrepresented and the other is, the unrepresented party gets the short end of the stick.