(My HELOC is at 3.5% and I won’t consider it as not worth risk - I don’t leverage my home for investments unless it’s buy all cash and then refinance to get that $ back)

If I have a complete listing that gives me the basic expenses and the income for the property I know in a matter of about 20 seconds if the deal is worth spending more time on.

Maybe find an estate sale where you could buy a bunch of stuff at once.Might be worth a trip to your property to save 10k or more.

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I have about $180k in equity in one of my investment properties and I have a nice amount of cash on hand and I have an idea that I would like your thoughts on.  

Yes its cash up front but its not wasted.

This can attract potential investors over time.Partner with wealth managers or financial advisors who work with high net worth individuals.

Most stuff in CHS that's worth buying is gone in pocket listings or shortly after hitting the MLS.

Since the market pre-May 2022 just is not comparable anymore I am interested in anyone who has done this in CFL from around May 2022 onward successfully and how it went.The goal would be to aquire a STR that would cash flow itself, or at worst break even and also use that to maximize deductions to lower W2 federal income tax.

But without a slam dunk case, suing someone is usually more costly in time and money than it's worth unfortunately.