And how great that is. but a vacation rental dollar is not the same as a long-term tenant dollar. 3% credit card charge, software, insurance that can be two or three times more expensive and may be hard to get, the industry trend for listing sites to charge a commission to the owner such as booking.com at 15%, the fact that vacation rentals require self-employment tax, Linens and cleaners and maintenance people who have to keep it perfect, every possible kitchen appliance and coffee setups add toilet paper and soap and everything else, up to 30% to a property manager. so maybe if you're lucky a vacation rental dollar is 75% of a long-term tenant dollar.

We should set up a time to get a coffee or a beer and talk shop. 

The area was still rough but coffee shops and creative folks were moving in.

It might be better to find an investor and meet for coffee to pick their brain about some of that.

It's the Rocket City, so you have so many professionals moving to the area for jobs, and universities nearby.

Drew, shoot me a PM and let's grab a coffee and I'll try and help you out. 

Sometimes, there is a significant amount of gratification when stashing your money in a Maxwell House coffee can. 

I have a 12 unit in a town of 16k and looking for more, especially in a town of 6k nearby.

It's sort of a "chicken or the egg" in that it's hard to convince a broker they should come to you first if you don't have a relationship yet but you'd be surprised how a free lunch or free coffee can get you closer to their inner circle. 

I was working my *** OFF doing research on the area, nearby developments, title history, etc.