How many calls do you think they get for someone who is going to "buy 10 houses this year and wants to build a team?"

The only other option is threatening legal action, but that doesn’t work unless you’re aware of what legal options you actually have and if you’re ready to take them, so unfortunately requires speaking to a competent local lawyer who specializes in real estate.

If you're dealing with a broker, ask him to request that information as part of your due diligence from the seller.RUBS/BILL BACK When there are single meters on a building, you can bill back a percentage (based on location) to the tenant.

You need to build a great team of people. 

We will have about $1.3M we want to keep liquid so we are ready to purchase when we find the right properties.

So build in a buffer. 

I personally wouldn't buy anything that isn't already a permitted STR because I wouldn't want to go through all the steps to make sure it is ready.

Then one day my father-in-law said “Why not build?”

If someone was building their home new (or major reno) for the first 5 months of the year and then places the property into service in June, does the first 5 months of contractor work (building the new home) count towards the calculations or does the timeline only start after the home is put into rental service?

Great place to buy because of Intel plant $20 billion; Google building 3 data centers; Amazon & Meta buying hundred acres of land!