Commercial lending for real estate expansion is a relatively small demographic thus it flies below their radar.

What ever area you look at make sure to look at the age of the building.

So feel free to reach out if there is something I can help you with related to your STR business.Alongside my work in revenue management, I have real estate investments in Canada, focusing primarily on long-term rentals.

I'm still relatively new to this, and I’m looking to learn from those with more experience.

A more intrusive approach would be to Google the owner name and see if you can find relatives and skip trace and call them.

Here are a few key pitfalls to be aware of:Common Challenges:1.Aging Properties: Many Section 8-eligible homes are older, which often means higher maintenance and repair costs. 

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

@Ryan Daniel  I will preface this with the fact that I have a legal background, specifically with estate planning and asset protection in relation to real estate investments.

Some of his advice didn't age well.

So, in reality every month your moving close and closer to sucking out months/years of profits via items aging out, cap-x coming to bear.