@Amy Friend the company was building so many houses they were offering incentives to anyone who used their preferred lender.

Reads like Owner gives ATT preferred access & marketing and gets a commission on resident accounts.

I network as much as I can with my SOI and many sellers prefer to try out the pocket listing approach especially for properties that are in physical distress (meaning - need moderate to light rehab).  2. 

I network as much as I can with my SOI and many sellers prefer to try out the pocket listing approach especially for properties that are in physical distress (meaning - need moderate to light rehab). 2.

(Preferably online!) 

For multi-family landlords..do you have a preference between 1 bed/1 bath units versus 2+ that are more family friendly...particularly in downtown areas?

We prefer to rehab our homes ourselves - keeps us from having to deal with major maintenance issues in the first few years - but the tight market has forced us to look at some rehabbed properties.

The purpose of my post was to begin scouting out poppin vacation spots (preferably in year-round travel destinations) in areas that allow short-term rentals.

Down the road I think I would want to build more of a portfolio for cash flow but I know that will have to be more focused on cash flow upside rather than preferable location

We have read a lot of blogs on the topic and understand the hypotheticals, but we want first hand account of what you prefer and why?