I am a Senior at the University of Missouri approaching graduation this upcoming May.

@Shawn Kross I have a decent amount of experience in lending on hotels, typically larger and either in core markets or affiliated with a Marriott/Hilton franchise, but if you want to send me a message with some more info or the listing brochure I'm happy to give you some thoughts on how to approach the valuation. 

@Kiera Underwood So right now I’m going back and forth on my financial avenue of approach.

How would you approach this with the tenant?

I have been advocating mixing up lists (not just absentee/investor) and going with more of a Benefits for the Seller approach. 

The entire justification for a wholesale fee is that youve brought to the investor a property that they otherwise would not have known about.

That's it for unit details that I have without approaching the seller.

Here is my approach to finding an area:I search by zip code and filter for zip codes where the population grew and the unemployment rate declined in the past 5 years.For the left-over zip codes, I look for low price-to-rent ratios.

I'm hoping success stories for this approach come pouring in.Feel free to tell me if I'm over-complicating this beast.  

Also, my retirement is approaching, summer of 2023.