Also, the enormous marketing campaign is sketching me out: the style of the landing pages, the hundreds of emails and links to new offers, the constant emphasis on value, and the cheesy/fake positivity... starting to feel very MLM kinda scammy. 

Being humble and reaching out for help to better yourself never goes out of style though. 

I am trying to use the home style loan for my first property and i was wondering ccan you be your own GC and do some of the wrok yourself and save money?

Our more resort style destination type homes are very dependent on family travel and have the most seasonality, but also much higher ADR's. 

Recently, Sevier County TN commissioners voted to require a "permit" for all short-term rentals in the county, "to ensure that all short-term rental units in Sevier County meet minimum safety standards."  Of course, t...

It's more of a matter of preference in regards to time commitment, style of communication and access to tools.

I love his teaching style and I may have bitten if it weren't for the 20K plus 50% of the profits.

So, technically I do not believe we are saturated “overall” in the Smokys but we have gone back to 2019 numbers, where a basic old style cabin 2 bedroom with a slight view does 40-60k per year gross.  

Any recommendations of style/vendor?  

just don't build refinance or build more efficiently or more apartments cover your debt better and don't sell. unless you are building spec homes for a profit and worried about Taxes sounds like you need to switch up the style of your build and build more apartments and hold