You need to get a second opinion on your tax return.And, I highly suggest hiring an REI-savvy bookkeeping firm to keep your bookkeeping records up-to-date and accurate.

Hey Angelo, I would suggest reaching out to some investor friendly lenders to see what loan options you have available for your current situation.

While sites like Alltherooms and AirDNA have some good market data, they're not always up-to-date on the legal side.For the most accurate info, I suggest checking the city's official website for the latest on STR regulations.

She found us a home that hit our specs (including a wonderful landlord allowing us to sublease) and charged us a finder’s fee of an entire month’s rent (18k).

Also wondered if it’s easier or harder to deal with STR or LTR tenants.

Wondering if anyone had long term experience with this group, and how it was going?

Usually only one set of utilities. mine is german duplex with very exotic in-house a strong wood cabinet, the first time I saw it i remember the movie back in 1934 in berlin lol milwaukee is so facsinating.if you can write a thread these days about milwaukee real estate history between those german duplex, polish flat that would be wonderful, want to see how the layout looks likemine is originally owned by first and second generation german immigrant, the owner is the second son, like to play bridge/chess in the house and passed a way sometime five ten years ago ........ 

Wondering what, if anything, I could do to spruce up the place to make it more attractive to a potential tenant OR if there are ideas of what I could personally do to it that would create some nice cash flow for me (co-working spaces, etc.).

Living in the US now, planning to go back to Spain within the next 5 years and I am wondering if anyone has experience using the BRrr strategy there.

However, if you don't have any experience with STR's, I would first suggest that you try it out first by being a Co-Host, just like @Travis Timmons mentioned above.