There are other communities that would have better opportunities to cash flow.Although there is no guarantee of future income on any STR, I believe that 2025/2026 we will see a good increase in travel, mainly due to EPIC opening and the overall attitude of 'the people' coming off of the election.

Quote from @Tanner Lewis: Hey Chelsea - I'm pretty active on the lending side in the Smokies since it's mainly rural STRs.

The main reason is other buyers who are better able to pin down operating costs will either outbid you because they have their costs right, or you'll outbid them because you have your costs wrong. 

Quote from @Christopher Allen Main: @Nathan Gesner,     Looking at fileplace, is there a way to gain access to the full repo so I can download it all it for training my AI?

Main questions should ask about the seller's:- Reasons/Motivations for wanting to sell- Desired timeline to close- Plan's after selling (relocation, reinvesting proceeds, 1031 exchange, etc)- Back-up plan in case they are unable to sell within the desired timeline- Reasons for not already selling to/with a investor or RealtorAdditional questions will depend on the type of seller lead i.e. pre-foreclosure, probate, fsbo, absentee owner, etc.Here is an example of a youtube search you can use to begin finding call recordings.There are 1,000s and you'll find that the best/most effective ones don't even sound like sales calls.

Mainly cash position versus debt.  

I'd mainly be lending in DFW.

They have no clue that they have credit cards for our main account but we can already start building up their credit. 

Without getting into the weeds on the point of view arguments and everything between you and the seller, the main take away here is that the seller doesn't want to sign your mutual release.

Now mainly because of this boat, he is Not paying rent for this month and wants to leave(I'm happy that he wants to go).