Like it'd be awful to build up a nice base of STRs and then something like that happens and everything is empty. 

also just looked up this company, does show one of the larges hard money lenders but also alot of law suits in years (2010-2012)

Put a big nice looking sign up out front of the property4.

Although leasing activity is down 63% from pre-pandemic levels, the pace of new vacancies is slowing, reducing unoccupied space from 58 million to 44 million square feet over the past year.Multifamily PropertiesHigh mortgage rates have boosted demand for rental units, with net absorption up 90% year-over-year.

The issue is if you do not know how to read it or understand it, it could be written on toilet paper and be worth that value based on how the owner does their books. 

You can go heavier in one category but that's up to you on which on you'd rather invest more in

Hey everybody:My RE partner and I are looking at the possibility of teaming up on a house hack.  

My challenge is that I am not authorized/signed up with the city to take on CHA checks, so that will take a while to get a tenant.

Hi Nathan, Thanks for reply, But I am from Canada and my city doesn't show up there.

I'd suggest asking your lender to mock up what it would cost to get your rate to 5% and then do a cost-benefit analysis to determine if that's the best use of your funds.