Even without the cheap money and the cash flow, I always make the rental as sound and maintenance-free as possible before occupancy.

But, I don't believe a short-sale is going to be necessary.  

I own a couple short term rentals in broken bow Oklahoma and am working on acquiring more, and also working on getting into land development (goal of building smaller single family subdivisions).Looking forward to connecting!

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Feel free to message me with any questions and what areas you are considering.

Long story short, it is hard to acquire real estate, and I feel like I should just find other ways to raise money and just let this one sit, but then again, nothing is promised tomorrow.

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In addition, the deals will be based on long-term rental outlook, but we are going to see how a mid-term rental strategy pans out for the higher cash flow in the short term.

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