My name is Carsyn Childress, and I work in the acquisitions department at REI Nation, i.e.

There's lots of competition from everyone jumping in.

Hi everyone,I’m curious to know how others in the community handle gap funding in their real estate deals.

Have you checked to see what others are doing in the immediate area on VRBO and AirBNB?

Since we live in Orlando area, we are looking at a STR in Disney area. 

Originally posted by @Andrew Lastivka:Hello, I am a new STR investor and looking for an agent in Central, Ohio and Fort Lauderdale, FL, and surrounding Phoenix, AZ area who specializes in STR's that can assist in buying properties and/or rental arbitrage.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

An unencumbered outlook is therefore necessary to provide some comfort in the gnarly world of distressed property.

$200,000 in 401K, rental mortgage payoff is $130,000.

Is anyone still active in the Houston Area?