Matthew Irish-Jones:  We plan to buy and hold both turnkey and properties we might have to fix up a bit and eventually even a whole bunch.  

And Jay I have known plenty of very successful people that do things the right way and get sued frequently, that's american culture.

Now culturally its lacking, Hamilton is just making its way to Detroit Theaters and it was popular 4 years ago.

I invest in STRs in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

Great burgers, neat venues, and you get a feel for the Irish side of South City.

@Jerryll Noorden Good point, our process is as follows:Mailers/Online AdvertisingCall center receives incoming leads and sets appointmentsSales agents run appointments and get property under contractDispositions team sets purchase price and sets up walkthroughsReceive offers and make final decisionRinse and repeatThe process itself isn't revolutionary, just that our team has effective people and we always maintain open lines of communication through our CRM, being in the office, and encouraging a culture where phone calls and texts are common.

Proximity to the mountains, 300 days of sun, great beer, legal weed, arts, culture, bars, restaurants, parks ...

The culture we have here syncs well with the virtues you listed above.

(Granted, working 80 hours/week didn't help...)Compared to that, the AirBnB trip was absolutely amazing in terms of *being* in the culture. 

., that have been part of the culture of a group of people for a long time—used to say that someone has qualities which are like the qualities of another well-known person or group of people from the past^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^With that in mind, I'd like to hear why folks seem to think that seller financing or an installment contract, like a contract for deed, or a wrap mortgage or a Subject-To transaction or a Lease and Option To Buy comes close to being "creative" financing.