Anyone with success down here have any recommendations or unique avenues for me to explore besides Facebook and other social media?

hot tubs in that area i would not imagine are THAT big of a necessity. they are going to be more of a non-negotiable in mountainous/woodsy/lakes regions, like in the smokies you really need to have one... however, the maintenance and headaches are notable when you have a hot tub at a STR. really only do it if you absolutely have to. when you ran the #s with that software, i wonder if the properties that do have hot tubs, also had other amenities that were driving the ADR up, and that's what you were seeing. know what i mean?

That means that having someone bail you out of the situations you'll find yourself in will be critical to your success. 

Yes, I've reported to bad check unit, but not sure that there's going to be any success in getting money back from that.

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Would love to hear any success stories of college students / parents who used the FHA Kiddie Condo Loan

@Nando Nachi- thanks ...Have you had any success locating a property yet?   

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

However, when you search the internet, you find hundreds of posts and documentation talking about investors being so successful with it, big ones and small.

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