@Sarita Scherpereel runs meetups in Chicago so she may be able to point in the right direction.

if they are pressuring you like this.PLEASE watch the American Greed Episode on Remmington Financial  .not saying these guys wont or don't fund of course.. but when I do my deals with my banks its common that I pay for the phase one and the appraiser directly..  

The owners at the time were directed to our Real Estate agent and she showed us the property as it was a good investment opportunity.How did you finance this deal?

I invest in both direct real estate (via residential rentals) and syndication/crowdfunding passive investments.

Thanks Hi Spencer, I have a seven-figure portfolio that is a combination of both hands-on (direct real estate) and hands-off (syndication and crowdfunding)In my opinion, both have their pros and cons and neither is 100% superior to the other.

Effectively a 'Firestorm' is a dry hurricane that rains fire, with nearly indefensible circumstances, just like the catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters they have and will intensify in severity and rapidity.Beyond directly impacted property owners, investors, insurers and businesses, the downhill effects of the SoCal fires on the immediate and surrounding areas are astronomical and still somewhat incomprehensible.

One option might be to explore adding air purifiers or filters directly into the system to help mitigate odors.

I used Hostaway for the last year and the they recently snuck in a 1.8% fee for our direct booking site.

We’re also curious about local or state considerations that might apply.If you have direct, in-depth experience advising clients with short-term rentals (and especially with the nuances of material participation and entity choice), please reach out.

While these vendors are typically reputable and skilled, you might not get the best price compared to shopping around directly.