In other words what are you doing that gets traction towards seeing financial benefit, income opportunities along the way, ownership, etc (tangible results where you see rewards for your actions?

Any suggestion what action to take. 

Our attorney advised us to refinance into a consumer loan due to the fees being so high for a LLC.

I'll start moving forward on the action steps you suggested.

LTRs are less time consuming to manage (as long as your tenants are good), but I still think STRs have potential for more profit.  

It's amazing to get up close to the action of closing and making deals.

Things will work out with hard work, action, and surrounding myself with people I respect.

Especially in a crazy market like we're experiencing now.So, I've broken down, at a high level, the 12 steps to follow if you really want to get straight to your first/next deal.WARNING: This list is for action takers only!

Went 6 months without a kitchen hahaThat orange Home store funded the whole thing with a consumer credit card.

There are a lot of costs that most people fail to account for.Sales taxesLodging taxesMarketingBooking feesCredit card feesRepairsCleaningLandscapingFurnishing the unitReplacing consumables (tp, coffee, soap, etc)Utilities, including cable/internetInsuranceThere's more I'm forgetting.