Ok @Alan Ford, my 2 cents on the area is this: Beachfront locations are always a decent bet all things considered.Just about every survey and study I have ready about STR vacation locations list beachfront destinations as near the top.

Keep us updated on your journey and feel free to message me anytime with questions or just to chat (I'd love to talk hear more about CO Springs).

By the way I grew up in Mission Viejo so if you need any good beach recommendations, have any questions or just want to chat shoot me a message anytime!

I bet Colorado Springs is a beautiful area.

I would bet a few more locals would respond there rather than some yahoo down in Texas.

Your broker may have forgotten, but when the appraiser reports back to the lender that it is a rooming house, the lender will walk away or only underwrite an LTV of 50-65%.Your best bet is either a private lender or finding a conventional lender which uses auto-approval software (TD is an example) and mortgage agent/broker who can steer you towards an application that qualifies for auto-approval (if at all possible).When we were first in the same situation, we approached a family member with a proposal to have their name on title and live in the house (rent and utilities free) in exchange for their serving as the Den Mother to keep the house in order.  

Typically your safest bet is stating there was a qualified candidate who submitted their application before them.

Seems like Podio is going to be the best bet starting out and just integrate it with a dialer, RVM, and texting platform.

Any time you obtain a property without title insurance you are retaining that risk.Title searches mitigate a lot, but not all of that risk so we get them any time we are purchasing properties without title insurance and have them done by our title company instead of a separate service provider.

a small, local bank would be the best bet.