Establish a relationship with local credit unions and some big players like AMEX.

They are some of the bigger RE players north of 8.

I've thought about something near a ski resort, I could go there in spring when no one books it, then leave in summer when the mountain bikers start booking. 

Just DSCR (property income/property expenses), FICO score, and liquidity (in which case we may look at your bank statement balances, retirement funds, etc.Also, if considering DSCR loans make sure to look for lenders like us that can qualify using STR income projections (AirDNA/Rabbu) as those numbers will be higher than what would come back on an appraisal report market rent survey (most DSCR lenders use market rents so be careful for lenders that say they can do STRs but resort to market rents for underwriting).

It's at a beautiful location on a stocked lake, next to a state park, 15 min from a ski resort, 15 min from casino's an hour from Denver.

Most times things like that originate with some little old lady who wants to control a properties use after they sell but deed restrictions can be removed by a court as a last resort but you have to ask yourself who is alive to enforce the deed restriction if it was put on 68 years ago by some little old lady?

Hi Everyone,I'm purchasing a resort.  

I'd love to connect with some local active players. 

Iowa City has some pretty big players in the student market, and it can be difficult to find quality while being able to act fast on something.  

A lot of this depends on the existing relationship, how big the players are and the depth of their pockets.