Back at that time it was already a hot market, I was able to get this property with a full cash offer.

@Will KingYes, Titan Bank is a good option in addition to Solera Bank.

@Charlice ArnoldI think it depends upon the market cycle.

I am a real estate broker and have access to market data for valuations.

We’ve been serving our clients for 18 years and have generated over $300MM in profits by investing in the Jacksonville, FL real estate market for those clients.  

STR market is dieing unless you can play in the 750-1.4M$ price point then there is opportunity, most are going MTR or LTR, we manage a vast amount of properties and see clients switching from furnished to long term unfurnished, lots of data around this...

I'm hoping to branch out into additional investment properties but the $1k/month that I'm seemingly throwing away makes this difficult.I thank you all in advance for your thoughts and feedback.

You're offering to increase marketing and add an experienced assistant to help guests.

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

Looking into Scottsdale market for Airbnb investment.