But if you can prove you are a capable person (good job, education, or other business) and you have a good personal credit history then you should be able to find a loan.Two things to note, this will be a commercial loan, so it may only have a 20-25 year amortization period and potentially adjustable rate every few years.The other thing is that they will probably want a personal guarantee.

It doesn't make sense from a cost benefit standpoint, because the buyer may not be capable of buying the property which is now unsellable to anyone else because of a protracted legal situation.

They chill after they see the lender is capable and fast.Side note, do you have to pay points for the loan? 

The idea is to have that individual bring a wholesaler with 1-3 deals more than them into the group, and so on, until we have a game-changing group of 5-7 investors, capable of learning from each others growth, and the ability to weather this ever-growing market we're in!

I personally would not consider such activity without a solid and dependable associate on site, because in such a scenario  you are really investing in them and their capabilities. 

I’ve used all the major players, and find the “best’ depends on the geographical area.As for StR vs motel/hotel, well I use motel/hotel for single night stays, maybe up to two nights.  

I see no need to subsidize rent for a 30-year-old that is fully capable of holding a job and paying their own way while an orphaned baby in Mexico is living off gruel or a single mother in Uganda can't get clean water.

They also have a nice set of youtube videos so you can get an idea of the capabilities.

I'm no data guy but I think Austin will level off for the next year or so and then start to appreciate well again after people get used to higher rates and not having crazy appreciation @Suzanne Player

I’ve recently started moving towards using my own PowerApp for managing my rentals now that I’ve increased my portfolio where tenants can submit requests and I can track expenses with dashboarding capabilities on PowerBi.Good luck and hope this helps!