By the time you’re paying those inflated rates you should already have 10 golden ticket loans.

I can only conclude that someone with a lot of cash was getting anxious to deploy their money quickly and was willing to pay well above what the broker (and many buyers) thought it would sell for.Perhaps it is not such a bad time to sell!

The trust is a pass through for tax purpose.  

What is the information I should focus on when comparing companies like Horizon Trust and Equity Trust for Roth? 

Up to this point, I have been paying for the mortgage out of my personal account, but moving forward, will pay from my LLC's business account.

If you find a new tenant, prorate any fees they pay you so you are not collecting 2 rents on the same day. 

Pay off the 700k bridge loan and you collect 125k of your 150k back so you'd leave 25k in.

I have 4 local STRs but pay a PM so my return is not significantly better than LTR.  

We used the money to pay her car note off and did our primary home remodeling so now she's happy and on board for future deals.

It's been about 20 years since I have gotten a mortgage since I usually pay cash.