An an approximate $300k property, you are looking at 75k down (25%), not to say you couldn’t find products with a lower down payment requirement.

Private / bridge lenders are going to be less concerned with occupancy when it comes to a bridge or stabilization product.

Arbor recently came out with a product for exactly the type of portfolio you described, although you may not meet their minimum loan amount yet, unless you've added a lot of value to that total acquisition cost you mentioned.I definitely don't think you need to fly around the world to find investors.

Do you want your consistent cash flow to be a product of effort, or a passive stream of income?

Have a productive week!

Did you use AirDNA or another product?

The hard money company  I called today said that their product is not for me because they need to inspect the property first.

Airbnb, VRBO, etc, doesn't matter what you use for listings, in the end you are essentially running a micro-hotel and like most businesses you need to optimize systems and processes, make sure your customers (all your customers) are having a 5-star experience and keeping your liabilities limited the best you can. 

Focus on the lender fees, service (eg does the loan officer work “banker” hours or “realtor” hours), and loan products.

Great UI, intuitive and they are constantly improving their product.