For the current moment im looking for straight cash flow (cash on cash percentages considered but not weighted as heavily for me right now).

This is the biggest risk with implementing this strategy as it depends heavily on the appraisal and your ability to refinance.Many lenders that I've spoken with in BaltimoreMy real estate agent lives closer to Washington DC than Baltimore, so he would have his assistant show me properties.

I'd be weighing my decision heavily on projected equity build up and the providers reputation. 

Mine are in central San Diego so you'd do well here, but can't speak to Santa Clarita or San Clemente....its important to work with people there that are heavily involved in the market who do a high volume of transactions and ideally are investors themselves with LTR, MTR, STR...whatever you are looking to do.

Again, I’m not a hotel expert but I’m heavily involved in STR so just tossing out ideas.

That being said, if you can't fit 5 units or more on this site I wouldn't pursue it.  4 units would be considered residential and subject to residential appraisal standards and weight sales comparables very heavily.  5 unit or more would use an income capitalization approach and the value would be driven by Net Operating Income.So here's your homework.1.) 

So I'm heavily interested and believe this Area is turning around.

David, we work with a lot of investors whose go-to-market strategy heavily revolves around the rental market for the UofA students.

The only difference is that one deals heavily in real estate clientele(small regional firm), and the other has no real estate clients(Big 4 firm).

That dumpster fire fell apart by itself, thankfully, but Jamal started drinking heavily again.I ended up giving Jamal and Janelle notice, and they finally got out in September and October 2022, just a few months after the moratoriums were lifted.