There is places to slash costs, paint isn't one of em, the juice simply isn't worth the squeeze. 

Everyone is getting bookings.Now let's say, Travelers have increased to 110, but now there's 200 STR's.Travel, in general, is up. 

A low rate doesn't mean much if you can't rent out the unit, and HOA fees tend to increase over time.

A contractor should be able to put together a box in about 15 minutes each...I would say a days worth of labor ($400) needs to be factored into the cost for a RTA kitchen if you really want to compare apples-to-apples to a pre-assembled cabinet.

Hi here some ideas: - You could increase your down payment, yeah that su... but anyways...- Try to find off market deals for way cheaper (e.g. using hard money, then refi into a rental loan)- Try to find properties where the owner will finance a big part of it and you get only a small loan with higher interest rates for the down payment.- Get a property subject to where you take over payments for a loan with lower interestfeel free to reach out and discuss some ideas

C) The worth of investing $30k in sweat equity, considering this is an out-of-state investment.I would appreciate any insights or advice you could give me on this potential investment.Thank you in advance for your input.

A quality operator is worth its weight in gold.  

The real deals can be found by tracking areas or buildings, know what they're worth and then bid aggressively when something comes on the market.

I tried to give my old GC a chance because I did not want to increase budget and don't have the funds for another deposit, but I feel stuck and just need to move forward asap!    

They took a year worth of payments out of the renovation budget.