In just the past few years we have gained excellent traction having completed 12 real estate private equity transactions totaling $3.8 million averaging 30% return on capital investment.

@Anna Greta Taylor Cost segregation and bonus depreciation can be an excellent tax strategy!

Could you share which analytical tools you employ and might suggest?

That is primarily because the cost of money (interest rate) is twice what it was two years ago.I suggest that you adjust your thinking about buying a vacation rental just a bit.

Account Closed I would suggest giving the rent by room a try after you’ve done some research.

Thank you very much @Shawn McCormick for the suggestions.

It's a good read, but I haven't actually implemented any of the suggestions in the book.

This is 100x more true if the property is in a C or D area.I'd suggest reading up on the topic on the forums, where you'll find many examples of inexperienced investors crashing and burning hard trying to do OOS REI...the story is usually the same--they had no experience with REI, they couldn't find any cashflowing properties locally, but they saw that properties in other states (often the Midwest) cashflowed well on paper.

I have excellent credit, no debt other than mortgages, properties with great cashflow and equity, and i still continuously struggle with lenders. 

As others have suggested, keep researching, reading, and even meet up with someone you know (friend or family member) that invests to see if they will let you shadow them through a deal or two.