Aligning yourself with a buyers agent who understands the STR market is absolutely critical. 

We segregated them from any degree of competition, failure or necessity to conform to any standard.

I am hoping to learn more about how investors analyze their deals and make decisions, as well as looking to better understand general real estate investing.

I understand about So Cal.

Here's an ideal PM contract: The two keys are: The PM is incentivized to make you money, not charge high fees, and is contractually bound to provide reporting that you can understand in a timely manner. 

This setup alone feels like a solid foundation for financial freedom.Here’s my dilemma:While I understand that my mortgage interest rate is very low (2.8%) and there are tax benefits to carrying the debt, I’m wondering if it might make more sense to aggressively pay off the loan.

These are by far the least amount passive so do your due diligence on understanding how to run a successful STR business and researching local laws on allowing STRs.2.

However, when seeking a non-recourse lender, I suggest starting by reaching out to lenders who specialize in working with self-directed IRAs, as they’re more likely to understand the requirements.

The property will need to have a slight rehab to get it up to STR standards, but when complete it should easily be a $200k Gross booking revenue property.

In 1997, I don't fully understand why, the City of Denver paid the golf course owners $2mil to rezone this parcel as a "conservation easement" this was extremely restrictive zoning and meant it would essentially be destined to be a golf course for eternity 3.