FF will give a general guide of what your internet speed is, but this is a big draw for working travelers, so be as specific as you can somewhere in the listing.

The draw back to these loans is that they are more paperwork heavy than the other "portfolio" types of loans (more on those in a second)....but if you have ever received a loan on your primary home, it's likely that you will go through the same type of paperwork here with conventional lending.

We installed an oversized pool heater at one of our own FL properties and it is a huuuuge draw in the winter!!!!

Richmond has experienced steady growth, drawing people in with job opportunities.

Were looking at using a Heloc as  a down payment but its a variable 10.25% APR for 5 years  or 9.87% for 10 years and we have to pull 100K on first draw. of course we can put back what we don't use.

Memorial Day to Labor Day will pretty much take care of itself, but adding in amenities like a hot tub and a sauna will help you draw in more traffic and bookings even when there's a foot of snow on the ground.Just to touch on the LTR option, I don't know if this would get you the kind of returns you'd be looking for to even cover your mortgage, let alone cover any maintenance/capex/management costs the property might require. 

Good general contractors, particularly  those who build ground up must have financial means to advance projects outside of merely relying on your bank draws  and construction knowledge.

Our beaches will always draw plenty of visitors in my opinion and are a safer bet because of limited land and fewer properties available to convert to STR. 

No option is really better or worse than the other, they both have benefits and draw backs. 

What draws you to these specific properties?