I don't know what your situation is but I just go laid off so I can't used traditional financing that uses my personal income in the decision. jh

Can you share some information about your experience with RW.  

Share your biggest challenges when funding your deals, is it Interest rates, down payments, or something else?

Definitely that was money making time in terms of operations and appreciation as well.Things have changed now, there is so many STRs now that people are renting for 100-150 USD a night which is like a motel price.Now it may make sense from the perspective of, if Poconos is where you travel a lot with family or you are buying full cash to park the money, or tax strategy or various other personal reasons could be there where it might make sense to invest there.But coming in from the perspective of an investor who are new or have little experience and are trying to build wealth from not too heavy asset portfolio.

We plan to keep our personal residence and investment properties here in Colorado Springs and enjoy both the beach and the mountains!

@Travis Biziorek awesome of you sharing your story!

@Greg Parker, @Robert Hansen & @Peter Philando - Sorry for the late response but wanted to say thanks for sharing your experience.  

Most travelers bring a surprising amount of clothing and personal belongings that they need space for so think about adding another storage closet if you can.

I see buyers getting surprised by this often when buying older buildings.The more time you give an agent to quote the better the chances of getting a competitive rate - a lot of buyers start calling agents when they are going to close and want it NOW NOW NOW> you will pay more this way.Give the insurance agent a week or two to shop the rate and get the agent accurate documentation proving the age of updates to the roof, electrical, plumbing, hvac, etc and good photos of the property to allow them to sell the property to underwriting.A lot of people don't realize two sales are made for an insurance policy - one to underwriting and one to the person buying the policy.

No right or wrong answer, personal preference.