If they're getting that rent that means you can probably get that for any house in the area. second, vacation rental income is significantly less valuable than long term rental income.

It is  why I am taking the leap to pay for the full in-depth, personal strategy session with them.I am also starting an unrelated side business (ecommerce) for which I want some of my earnings to be invested for retirement into notes.So a lot to unpack, but I'd like to get the framework/foundation/structure of my investing set up right and move forward as smoothly as possible.I also continue to learn, reading books, websites and the news nearly everyday, listening to podcasts, watching note investor interviews on You Tube, participating in networking groups through Zoom and participating in mentoring calls with my investor group advisor.The two note investing trainings I took were extremely helpful and the materials continue to serve as valuable resources.I will say this-don't be in a rush.

If you want to attract Buyers also start hosting open houses of listings at your brokerage....and have plenty of YOUR cards as well as some info that is valuable to BUYERS.  

Just say hello has already gotten you some valuable tips.

If that isn't valuable to you, then you'll probably find that the equity you've built up can achieve a higher Return on Equity in another investment.So, dig into which path helps create the life that you want real estate investing to create, and then roll on!

@Joseph Konney thank you for the valuable information.

The VA Home Loan option appears to be a double edged sword, but from my limited knowledge and experience, it can be a valuable asset for a beginning Investor such as myself.The issues that I do see is that, since you don't need even 3.5% for a down payment, you have to negotiate a better deal to factor in the larger loan amount.The other issue is that I have noticed is that, even though you don't necessarily have closing costs, you still have those costs wrapped up in the loan amount.

New wood floor, granite counter top, stainless steel appliance What was the outcome?

Now I'm not counting on working with him, but you never know.Anyway, my reason for posting this is to get some insight on valuable questions to ask him.

That keeps them from coming back later and claiming they had a $1000 deposit and the former owner verbally agreed to lease the property to them for the next 10 years at $200/month and buy them a stainless steel fridge.