DO NOT let a lender hardpull your credit until you're certain that you're ready to buy within about 60-90 days.

This makes it difficult for them to reject and will buy you some time to make conversation.

Hi Ian,Buying a LH property in itself is not an issue, it all depends on buyer's due diligence and analyzing the situation for his/her advantage.

Are you selling the LTR and then planning to buy STR within 1031 exchange timeline requirements? 

Mail letters, office tasks, review deals.

With having young kids and working full time, being able to buy a house that needs mostly cosmetic updates that I can do myself would be easier than buying a property I would have to travel to without the family to work on. 

Whether you're flipping houses or looking for buy-and-hold opportunities, I'm here to offer flexible financing solutions.

I have contacted a couple of wholesalers but I am unexperienced in the process of buying through a wholesaler.

I am wanting to buy another house cash, that eventually I will want to get a mortgage on and use the cash to buy another house in the future (if that makes sense).

Quote from @Tiffany Kho: Hi everyone,I manage 2 Airbnb's (one in Orlando and one in San Diego) but now I'm interested in buying a condo in Waikiki located in their resort zone which allows short-term rentals in Oahu.