This might help you get a bit of breathing room to address the bigger maintenance issues you mentioned, like the garage roof and leaning trees.It’s also important to find a support system, whether it’s other landlords who understand what you’re going through or a mentor who can offer advice and encouragement.

In Louisville, neighborhoods like Germantown and Shelby Park offer similar opportunities.

I am almost ready to put in an offer for my first STR in Big Bear.

It has worked out well, but with this base we are willing to take on more risk/leverage in order to find more opportunity.

I have a nice down payment as was gonna offer a potential subject to if i paid their profits/ closing costs...but can you subject to a loan not in bad standing/ FHA?

I am talking about both, cash and hard money. currently I am spending around 2-3k per month on marketing, advertising & software subscriptions.

All the book examples out there seem to only point to making cash offers on deals found this way.I realize that if it's too distressed, a bank won't lend on it and other financing will be necessary (hard money, partnership, private lenders, etc).

If we find that the well and septic need replacement, are you willing to negotiate on an all-cash offer?

ANYONE can put in an offer.

Still based in Cali - looking to explore out-of-state opps as well.