What vehicle did you choose and what strategy did you execute?

Ideally, you use bullnose tile along those edges, and you choose field tile for which bullnose is available.I am not a fan of this, but I also have seen this problem solved with wooden, painted moulding on the edge of the tile, outside of the shower door.

Whether the outstanding loan balance would be a distribution or a rollover could be a significant factor in how you choose to proceed.

This is my first investment property and I definitely don’t want to the reputation of the landlord who drove out a retired couple from their home of seven years.

It is more about "who" you choose to allign yourself with. 

My strategy is to stay in my local area (I know it well and can self manage for now) and acquire 1 STR a year using cash and equity on each new home.My questions---Currently in escrow on a 2nd STR and in the midst of choosing financing.So far, I have a local lender offering a 30y fixed at 6% with 20% down. 

So if I'm a local LO and want my reputation among local Bay Area Realtors to be that my preapproval letter is as good as gold, the wonky ones are full TBD Approvals even if it means I occasionally lose business from one of my fellow perpetually impatient "now now now" instant gratification-seeking millenials. 

I compare this with a quick verbal or hand-written rundown of a cash sale.Since I am a real estate agent, I present both sides to the seller and let them choose what is best for their scenario.

Are you saying you have found a multifamily 2-4 unit building, that is within the confines of an HOA, AND the HOA is choosing to pay water/sewer/trash?

I am in a similar situation, so i am trying to choose a remote location to better leverage what cash we have and then i will be looking first into seller options or a combination of options