It might be affecting availability.To speed things up, chat with your management team, set clear expectations, maybe throw in some bonuses for speedy work, and have a reliable crew on standby for quick fixes.

Regular banks have some good HELOC deals, online lenders are quick and easy, and hard money lenders are speedy but pack a punch with higher rates and shorter terms, more for quick money needs.

It is not a free and beautifully designed tool, but it's worth the price in my opinion. they pull the data straight from airbnb, and you as an investor are in control of all the parameters, so you will never see overestimations in the forecast. 

Its a beautiful house now, but I had to replace a wall in the kitchen that was gone and the 12 inch by 12 inch foundation beams were gone from termite damage in areas.Electrical systems that are 50+ years old is also harder to estimate the cost to fix. 

New investor looking into market data and trends of the Texas hill country, while beautiful there are a lot of small markets that really aren’t more than 30 mins from each other in almost a triangle.

We're located just outside of Anchorage, Alaska, in the beautiful town of Palmer.

Bonita Springs looks beautiful and I am sure you will crush it! 

Back to the question of someone should transition to multifamily and I suggest to commercial multifamily is a clear yes, because the exit plan is beautiful. 

Reason being, while it still will be unlikely to cash flow (using a VA loan in a highly priced market like Austin), you will likely be able to live in it, and generate rental income from the tenant.The beauty of this is that not only will you be able to build up equity in the home (eventually being able to cashflow), but you will be able to live in the house for a much lower cost than you would if you were to rent an apartment or buy a single-family home.

The beauty of them is that they use the ability of the property to cover the payments (DSCR) to qualify.