It will likely be a web of contractors, engineers, and architects, but some those are ultimately leading to the developer. 

Insurance cost for weather-related disasters is growing to a major concern in many of the southern markets.

Commercial lending for real estate expansion is a relatively small demographic thus it flies below their radar.

If you and your wife are on the same page, I say absolutely go for it.Don't worry about the naysayers telling you to invest out of state if that's not something you're comfortable with right now.

So feel free to reach out if there is something I can help you with related to your STR business.Alongside my work in revenue management, I have real estate investments in Canada, focusing primarily on long-term rentals.

A more intrusive approach would be to Google the owner name and see if you can find relatives and skip trace and call them.

Rates that are too low relative to the rest of the market are a red flag.Agreed granted many of the HML have a sliding rate scale based on  ARV  and experience  and maybe a little fico in there. lowest I have personally seen was 7% and 2 points.. and of course junk fees.  

@Ryan Daniel  I will preface this with the fact that I have a legal background, specifically with estate planning and asset protection in relation to real estate investments.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

I would recommend you use the profile page BP.