My friends that invest in northern and southern California do it strictly for appreciation and are making so much money in other businesses that they use the real estate as a tax shelter.  

Lenders are strictly prohibited for accepting any kind of payment if a deal does not close.

These loans will be resold on the secondary market so the underwriting is strict and standardized.

Does anyone have any experience in getting a loan for a vacation home and renting it out vs getting the loan on a property strictly as an investment property?

Acquisition standards: What standards does the sponsor have for acquisition, how strict are they, and why the standards are that way.

We then had to pay twice for the work.We also had used a lender that had good initial terms but were very strict and delayed about releasing reimbursement funds for the rehab completed (Mistake #4).

They would strictly be providing funds.

I’m strictly focusing on cash flow as of right now (5 years from now).

A lot of condo/townhomes have strict hoa's and can make amendments at any time to not allow strs in the complex.

Massachusetts is becoming prohibitively expensive and the tenant laws are a bit less strict up north, especially in NH.