In the process of growing, we've reached out to existing STRs and LTRs to see if anyone was willing to do another arbitrage deal as we save up for our next purchase. 

But the company adjusters and 3rd party adjusters are for the most part out to pay as little as you'll accept, or outright deny your claim.

Imagine making millions of dollars throughout your career and then having to pay Uncle Sam 30-50% every year instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of the best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.

As a note, I am active duty military, scheduled to deploy sometime next year, and I have plans to rent out the unit I am staying in once that time comes around. 

We just had a 100+ portfolio fall apart because of silent seconds upon refi to achieve a bail out. 

where is the cash flow? 

The “purest” example of cash flow investing is the investor who signs a 10 year lease as a “master tenant” on a commercial building and operates the building generating positive cash flow through releasing the space throughout the 10 years.  

Alot of details go into pricing out income and expenses so using the BiggerPockets Airbnb Calculator could help see what expected expenses you can expect. 

So I go dig out the file and do some research.

We never graduated to 506C.I think the vast majority of syndicators start out with 506Bs, easier to raise from when you have little to no credibility.