Hey BiggerPockets crew,I'm an investor-agent based in the Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, NC) focusing on wholesaling and flipping.

My 3rd project was a ground new construction project in the Chicago Bucktown neighborhood.I'd highly suggest getting in touch with some active developers and spending as much time with them as possible. 

I would love to know this too as I am looking for a mastermind group to join and help with knowledge sharing, learning, skill development, conacts/networking, accountability and of course fun...which is highly underrated. 

Welcome to BP, Aarya love seeing people building in the hospitality space.I’m based in the Triad market here in North Carolina (Greensboro / Winston-Salem / High Point), working with investors on small multis, value-add properties, and rental portfolios.

Quote from @Mike Dymski: Going through the disposal grinds up any food from the dishwasher...and prevents clogged sink backflow into the dishwasher. 

Rates drop enough into the high 4s My mortgage payment would stay roughly the same but appear to save 80 K in five yearsThoughts?

In other words, the price may be on the high side.I'm also not certain you calculated the expenses correctly. 

Some of the asking prices are so high they couldn't even make a loan payment even with zero expenses, or the interest rate on the loan would have to be 0%, or be almost entirely self financed; obviously none of those are realistic scenarios.

All the legislation limiting STRs is because there is such a shortage of LTRs, so the demand for them is high.  

Brrrr strategy is best deployed in where RE prices are high and rehabs can add significant value.