so we've shifted to the Smokies.The more I research it and look at properties the more I LOVE about it...Let's gwt this party started!

I recently put one home on the market and in the middle of another renovation, but I'm looking to shift my focus more towards buy and hold rentals here.

Plan some different exit strategies in case the economy shifts more (rent by the room for a SFR, staying in one side of the duplex for a few years, etc). 

I’d also really love to hear how other vacation rental owners are feeling about their rentals during this market shift!

Thats the entire point of making such an offer, the buyer can leverage price by shifting risk to themself.

have been doing my market research, gathering information, and involved in classes along bigger pocket community for over 1.5 years while running 7 airbnb arbitrage for over 4 years and saving capital for STR investment. because of the current market conditions and high interest rates I decided to shift to flipping and wholesale opportunities in different markets!

Who has made the shift to using creative finance strategies to overcome the constantly shifting real estate market?

There’s going to be a big shift soon as many angel investors are moving into the real estate space (even the founder of Uber) as they notice how outdated the entire industry.Some boutique modern brokers are removing Commission Only and moving to base salary, bonuses with 401k and PTO. 

I had it under contract mid week in under 72 hours and in that time wasn't even the highest big, just the most attractive and promoted by the agent.I have a friend that invests in Atlanta, but that starts shifting toward speculating on continued strong appreciation.

AlsoIt’s very easy to shift things later on down the road.As one who setup a multi layered LLC structure- it was a waste of time and money.At end of the day I would tell people investing in single family rentals to max out the ten loans before doing a LLC.