You might benefit from house hacking vs. doing full STR while you are away.

The Fed will be lowering rates so that should make investments a bit more attractive.

After contacting about 4 lenders, I am finally trying to choose between these two offers:Option #1: 200K at 10.5 % variable rate, 20-year draw periodOption#2: 138k at 7.6% variable rate, 10-year draw period.Which of these would be beneficial for a newbie investor like me.

I do not want the hardwired combo (more expensive and complicated to install) - From what I've read, hardwiring is required for multi-family housing, but I don't see that it is for single family residential.

I have non - recourse loans available with a better than average interest rate and a great LTV.

The team is based in Bolivia, Argentina, Honduras, and Pakistan.All agents are paired with a supervisor and trainer to offload a lot of the day-to-day responsibility and management from the operator's sizeThe agents help operators set up a 24/7 front desk team (Guest services/communications), manage overnight emergency shifts, create and optimize listings, revenue management, dispute negative reviews, manage Airbnb claims, in-house vendor management, bookkeeping & sending owner statements, manage collections, digital marketing, and other back-office tasks.Nonetheless, happy to chat.

Finance with a bank that's comfortable with a long-term fixed rate mortgage in the LLCs name.

Known for its community events and good schools, it’s a solid choice for rental investments.Greenwood: Just south of Indianapolis, Greenwood provides a more affordable housing market compared to some northern suburbs.

I know this, because I DO this, I have been variable/commission based for over 4 years now and I have a good real estate friendly CPA. 

When looking into getting my first flip or rehab house there are all kinds of work that I am curious of and other people's experience.