To get started, established, and grow in this business you need money (your cash) or access to it (people or institutions that will loan you money) there is absolutely no way around it.

I also have Trip Advisor but have never received even an inquiry from that.My experience: VRBO skews older, larger groups, while Airbnb is younger crowd (mostly), singles and couples looking to get away a little cheaper.

Once we narrowed it down a little and learned more about the area, we saw that Publix is putting in a massive new grocery store right down the road which confirmed the fact that this town is growing.Another valuable tool that I am working to establish now is building a good personal relationship with an appraiser in areas that you are interested in investing in.

Were you able to increase the personal line of credit over time, by establishing good use of the line?

I'm looking to hang my license up with a new brokerage that had has extensive experience with established investors or buying & selling investment properties

You establish an LLC for additional liability protection once you have done the first two things.

I am not a financial advisor.. you could use Roth IRA.. money goes in after taxes, growth and withdrawals are tax free.

This allowed us to open a bank account in the company name and establish credit. 

If not, then either get an appraisal/opinion letter from an MAI commercial appraiser, like Valbridge Property Advisors in S.J., or an opinion letter from two commercial real estate agents.

We do have friends that left the city when they had kids, but they usually had kids earlier in life before their career was established enough to afford city prices.