Hello all,I wanted to get some opinions on this, was at a meetup tonight playing cashflow game with others and I mentioned to someone how I've had such difficulties after loan 5, that I was thinking of buying my property with cash vs paying off one of my current loans, because they have 3%ish interest rates.... guy at my table mentioned that it would be smarter for me to invest time in calculating my perfect deduction amount and purchase the next property with that exact amount.

Welcome to the site @Malachi SparlingHave you defined what type of properties you're after?

Come up with a game plan, find a way to generate leads weather that be driving for dollars, buying lead list, direct mailing etc. then take action.

I'm a little late to the game, but a friend of ours is a lender in Greenville.

Trying to find a good site to use .

BetseyWe have listed our properties on Google Business .Since doing that, we are running about 50/50 of people coming directly to our web site and going through HomeAway ,VRBO or Trip Advisor or Flip KeyOur Season is almost 85% word of mouth. which really helps cut down booking fees.We have seen and been told that during season once guest find a place they book for the following year because if they don't they won't be able to get in.We have been doing this going on 3 seasons now, when we bought the place we inherited a couple of guest that have been staying on the property.

I am in the process of educating myself in the “real estate investing game”.

I'm not necessarily planning on staying in the short term rental game long term, but our market is under-saturated with STR and since I bought the house with cash, now would be a great time to experiment with how I like STR and if I want to consider doing some STR's with some future BRRRR properties.  

Their site looks nice and pretty transparent, although the FAQ about pre-payment penalty is a bit vague.

Company handling the daily operation y'all do not have to be on site everyday.Good luck to you both!