I pay off principle of the mortgage around 13-14K a year and expect it to be an amazing long-term, cash flowing rental.

Ideally, one unit I can rent out long term and one unit for short term (3-6 months seasonally) that I might use every once in a while / on the off season.

Mostly I want to know other downsides to commission based off sqft rather than %.

My primary residence is paid off which is why I want to get a HELOC. 

Is BP even the best place to find reach out to hosts needing help, or is there another platform/site? 

I tell our customers all of the time, when you're steadily pursuing highly distressed leads with this criteria it's not a question of if, but how often you will contact the heir to a property who either didn't realized they owned, or they though the property had already been auctioned off by the bank or county.  

A low-cost way to do it would be to paint the walls, the garage door, and close off any access to utilities.

Hey all - first off, thanks to everyone for all of the valuable information and tips!

My intention is to use the insurance claim funds to pay off the mortgage on the rental property.

Since I have zero understanding still, no matter how much I read into this platform, on how to obtain capital, I believe I can only purchase one at a time .Anthony