Some places I am looking at include Flagstaff, Pigeon Forge, and Las Vegas.I am hoping to use this site to build connections in those areas to get "boots on the ground" information and support to find the best location.Thank you all for replying to my post.

Is there any work around to this where everyone wins?

Learn with me, help me, will try and update this post as I go, hopefully to not the end that so many do (including myself) of falling off never actually building or buying. 

Is this necessary for an STR? 

In your experience, about how many months would it take to go through this whole process?

With rates as high as they are and RTVs this low, I'll probably barely breakeven (if that) if I did standard 80LTV.I like cash flow.

This was our first heavy project without a more knowledgeable GC as our partner.

Purchase price: $270,000 Cash invested: $20,000 4 unit (2bd, 1.5 bth each) long-term rental What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

With this in mind, I wonder if it is the best investment. 

Is this the same with other real estate agents too?