Congrats on closing - that Bradenton spot with a pool and outdoor seating sounds like a winner for STR!

It also has a meeting hall with seating for 80+ people where many AA meetings are held daily.

It stretched me beyond just writing a check — I had to think about how financing, cash flow, and title work across multiple properties interact.Challenges & Lessons Learned (as the funding partner):Title coordination: Watching the operators juggle multiple closings at once gave me an appreciation for how complex portfolios can be compared to single deals.Cash flow management: I saw firsthand how critical it is to plan rehab draws carefully when several properties are in motion at the same time.Exit flexibility: From the lender’s seat, I realized how valuable it is when operators have multiple exit strategies (hold, refinance, sell individually).

The other thing I found is that my own investing really took the back seat the first 2-3 years, because I was too distracted.

Common structures I’ve seen:Convertible preferred equity – early investors get a premium return or the option to roll into project equity.Promote kicker – pursuit investors might get a small piece of GP upside once the deal goes vertical.High single-digit to mid-teens pref – depending on risk profile and timeline.Family offices and hospitality-focused private equity groups can sometimes write these smaller early checks, but often want strong reporting and transparency since pre-entitlement risk is real.If you already have a pipeline of 20–90 key projects, building a repeatable structure for pursuit capital can help you scale.Curious—are you targeting more institutional-style equity partners, or open to smaller JV groups / family offices who want a seat early in the process?

It’s not flashy, but it’s clean, seats enough to self mange (for the REPS tax benefits), and lets you live well without headaches $3k at $400k is hard, but possible.

We have website, SEO, Billboard, google Ads, Bus seats, covered.If you're not in Self Storage, what RE industry trends are you seeing in your consolidator or Advertising methods?

No one should pay anyone for something that is so easily accessible for FREE. 

I essentially want to be able to marry the data easily from Buildium to quickly so I get a full financial view of my business.

It will easily take 45-90 days to buy a new property.