You got a solid deal on the labor for the work on that size of house in the LA market. 

Got a buddy out there that is a solid realtor, and I could connect you to get a better gauge if you need it. 

Do an investment mortgage or a second home mortgage and keep it in your personal name.

Read the Tom's article, they are pretty solid when it comes to tech reviews.

Termites don't eat metal and you cant pull a house with it so isn't that a better more solid construction than a wood subframe set on the foundation?

Definitely that was money making time in terms of operations and appreciation as well.Things have changed now, there is so many STRs now that people are renting for 100-150 USD a night which is like a motel price.Now it may make sense from the perspective of, if Poconos is where you travel a lot with family or you are buying full cash to park the money, or tax strategy or various other personal reasons could be there where it might make sense to invest there.But coming in from the perspective of an investor who are new or have little experience and are trying to build wealth from not too heavy asset portfolio.

Ric Foxworth, Caryn Herzberg (both with Keller-Williams) or Matt Quitter are all solid agents in the Jacksonville beaches, intracoastal areas.

I run a call center for Real Estate and its all about knowing your numbers (100 dials to talk to 10 people to get 1 solid lead to convert in 6-12 months).

We plan to keep our personal residence and investment properties here in Colorado Springs and enjoy both the beach and the mountains!

I've found that in-person networking events are the best place to meet the movers and shakers!