When you're first starting out, set your prices 20-30% below market value.

Just make sure your LTR tenants keep their units nice, so your STR units' market well.  

Hi friends,I’m looking to connect with experienced investors to discuss your current marketing processes.

Also, its cost in marketing and getting the right person in.

Look at their marketing strategy.

Hard Money is for suckers" is copywriting designed for you to want to get in touch and put in a loan request so they can sell your info to me and I can hopefully close your deal.In my marketing, I often use "Hard Money" as a blanket term for Real Estate Investors because its a widely know term, thought its rarely understood.There is good and bad to all things, including Hard Money vs Private Investor...It seems like you're giving up half your profit.I would think its worth paying a a bit of a higher rate and being able to keep 100% of the profit on some of your deals.I am happy to discuss further.

It's smart to invest now and be prepared for any market changes.  

Just state in your marketing or listing that the other side of the unit is rented out for midterm stays of 30 days or longer.

Given the state of the stock market over the last few years, I'm looking for a way to invest in certificates to gain an interest rate higher than what banks are offering and returns that higher than the stock market right now.

You can even get better with CDs and money market with no risk.