See my blog on The Tenant PhaseTo be a successful landlord, and maintain that excitement that you had when you first began, before you knew the ropes, you have to have all this in place, and you MUST AT ALL TIMES STICK TO THE RULES OF YOUR CONTRACT, YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT.

Then you could invest the equity you successfully freed up from a cash out refi into other assets that generate a return greater than the mortgage rate (which shouldn't be hard to do in the current low interest rate environment).

Has anyone been successful finding conventional financing with only Airbnb income on your tax returns?

Have you tried those to any success? 

This is critical to your continued success if you are new to investing. 

We often hear the success stories, but not the difficult ones.

With time and success though she relaxed a little.

+ good locations+ add value+ cash flow+ prudent leverage+ long-term debt= improved chances of success in up and down marketsDeal flow is king right now. 

We have had great success with these two buildings and are fortunate enough to have my mother as our property manager (25 yrs in the biz).

Rates would be lower if you are successful on this front.Personally, if I was of humble means and the credit cards company gave me 28K where I'm making 775/month on that money, I would not give up the house. . .