I hope we can learn from each other and grow our success in this market.

I would try and get a quote from bamboo and see what other options there are .i hope  this helps .

Since I use it when I come down here to do work, and we have family visits here, it doesn't particularly bother me that it loses money as I just consider it a luxury like playing golf or flying airplanes.

Do I come back to those agents after a while or do I just move on to agents who are going to hopefully be more likely to say yes?

I'm currently a buy and hold investor (utilizing various househacks), but I'm hoping to get into the STR space end of this year/early next year.In terms of your financing options, here are some things that come to mind (albeit may or may not apply to your situation):- Utilize second-home loan option (10% downpayment) if the property qualifies- Utilize a small local bank to see what loan options they may offer (perhaps some may have experience lending on STR?

Hi - hoping some of you can let me know what I am missing or calculating incorrectly. 

Hopefully the aspiring $6M 'virtual landlord' Hodges that hopes to not have to meet new tenants reads this.  

I hope not, but even if they are, don't do it! 

I'm nervous because I've never had a business before and I still have a full-time job as a cloud solutions architect, which I'm really passionate about - so hopefully it won't be my golden handcuffs that may prevent me to thrive as an investor and  I'm excited because of all the benefits and freedoms being a business owner offers, one of which is to connect and collaborate with forums like this and people like all of you, where I can both learn from and hopefully share later as I develop more experience. :-)

Chat with your agent about what you’re hoping they can help you with.