But that also depends on your down payment- putting only around 20-25% down is hard to have a profitable STVR.Ultimately with STR v LTR, I'd be mainly curious about your intended use of the property. 

Whenever rates fall going to cash out refi again my Roger’s park 4 now getting close to 500k total profit off that one deal now. 

You might be able make your own listing & keep profit while the owner has the license.

The current real estate environment that we've been in for the past several years hasn't presented any opportunities for deals like this.Because of the above bullet point, my real estate folio is kicking off a ton of profit each year which is fully taxable at ordinary income rates for me with federal plus state that means 42%From day one we've always self-managed everything, and built a great team of sub’s and handymen in every area, so that I’ve never had to do any labor.

Especially now, I am seeing a lot of people who bought during or right after the COVID pandemic and are in situations where they simply cannot sell their homes for any profit (many of them bought as new construction).

Sometimes making a smaller profit and providing value is far better than holding out for a bigger payday on a bad deal, I like that.

83k profit Lessons learned?

You definitely can't just buy a building low down, do no work to it and keep old rents and expect to profit. 

If I add up all the lender fees and my holding costs—like points, origination fees, and interest —I can figure out how much profit I’ll make and what my maximum offer should be.

We sell the property and each side get their money returned off the top then we split the profits 50/50.