If you decide to revisit STRs, you might want to explore properties where you can project expenses independently, such as using local STR forums or online tools to estimate maintenance, management, and occupancy costs.For networking and strategy-building, you might find local meetups or groups beneficial.

We’ve just finished our 2025 planning meetings for our six largest projects, and it’s been an interesting process. 

That would set you up and make it easier to scale to another or larger project.

That’s a tough one in my opinion.

It's a nice place but in a small town it can be tough to find a good property manager.

It's been a tough market for high or maybe any cashflow with decent A/B properties in some parts of Houston, BUT the long-term equity growth is what makes these type of investments very positive in the long-run!

.- The tenant buyer may decide to not exercise the option or may decide to terminate the lease early which may produce a profit less than the projected returns.- The money partner is not the only owner of the company which owns the property and thus has limited decision making over the property.

@Kayla M. sadly as other have said, often out of state investors are paying more than is worth, and it can be tough to get back out of a deal.

Ahh that's a tough one to navigate, definitely unfortunate

It’s also worth verifying if Beaumont and Port Arthur have any specific contractor registration or insurance requirements, as local compliance can sometimes impact project timelines.