They had a tax lien book for $100 bucks it was online course they gave book too, show where to get liens even was connected with every city tax lien etc.

The location, school district, and lack of availible single fammily homes on the market.

This way, you don't rush into selling a property that still holds potential and you can gauge the viability of short term rentals without fully committing yet.Additionally, talk to a few local property managers or even consider different marketing strategies to attract tenants.

It seems many aren't interested in small tasks, because most don't even respond to inquiries. 

This will take you even longer to get 1,000 leads.

I have seen this a good bit, what they really do is just increase the fees by the equivalent of 1.5-2 points even though the points box show 0 points.

That ship has already sailed, but all of the stuff we do is within 10 min of downtown...lots of gentrification, and even though that's not our play (we're all about cash flow), there's lots of potential upside for appreciation.  

Nothing will ever even break even only putting down 3.5 % with 8% interest rates.

I’m considering options like building a single-family home for STR or creating a small RV park with a few pads, but I'm open to other ideas.

Quote from @Vivek Kumar: I see inquiry for car loan but there is no actual loan or payments kinda 50/50.....if you live a debt free lifestyle, you wouldnt even want to apply for a car note