First time in the hotel industry. Looking to do a small flagged hotel and I need a seasoned  mentor who can answer periodic questions. Any suggestions welcomed. 

The sale must take place no later than three years from the date you moved out of your primary and converted it to a rental or investment property.For some people a replacement property can be difficult to find depending on what real estate sector you prefer, location, funds available, financing, etc.

More and more jobs are moving here in different sectors and the city is doing a lot to invest in long term growth such as the deepening of the river to allow for larger cargo ships to come in.

I want to be conservative since I'm venturing outside my area of expertise.

Your 45 day identification letter and subsequent purchases to not have to be one sector.  

what are the ways or pointers to secure private funding for a new property that will have some equity from the get go. please share your thoughts. please share your expertise.

You can google it for more specific information on how it's done but house hacking can be a bit tricky so it might be worth getting a cpa with expertise in real estate to help.

Thus, the most you can pay is about 5X the rent roll.10% return +5.25% tax rate+2-3% maintenance charge/reserve+1% insurance+1% misc. chargesOne of the reasons I got my properties so cheap was that the former owner did not have the time/expertise/energy to wage a protracted fight over the rates...I guess where there are huge problems, there are also opportunities?

@Jay Hinrichs Truthfully, this type of deal is way out of my league of expertise at this stage of the game and wouldn't even know where to start unless I brought in a more experienced partner to share the deal.

Dylan- I am currently going through the process of transitioning out of the defense sector into real estate full time.