At these meetups wholesalers found investors, investors found lenders, newbies found experienced investors and everyone got to learn  something.

I personally worked all around the cities right outside Detroit; Warren, Roseville, bad side of Southfield, bad side of Sterling Heights, etc.  

Honestly, get on-line and read, buy a book, or talk to a knowledgeable person and you will be further ahead.  

For STR, this is not really an issue, as most STR's 3x the LTR rental income.Also, curious as to why you would want to go Conventional and impact your personal DTI, vs. just going DSCR?

My own personal portfolio is in Sacramento, and I'm continuing to buy.

Sara Cunningham yes it will be our personal property.

There's probably no "do this" and it works for everyone so keep gathering different opinions.The way I view a "good deal" might be different than how you view a "good deal"...so let's look at it from an "average" person's perspective.  

We just got disinterested after that due to our distance away and lack of being able to search for property in person.

Some background my team has sold around 55 million now of 2-4 units in Chicago so we are the experts in the niche, maybe new agents will have a harder time now but definitely is not hurting experienced agents. 

If you are set on the idea, for liability I would have the attorney draft a waiver, simple and cheap.Again, personally I would use that space for guests and possible include a gym pass to a local gym?