After acquisition, we furnished it, added a couple decks for a hot tub and solo stove fire pit, as well as a ton of string lights and were off to the races!

Quote from @Nathan Gesner: There were a couple experienced investors on the forums that loved to tell everyone they could manage a short-term rental in just five minutes a week. 

I attended the RALA 3-day training in Phoenix and took a couple of online courses as well, and while I found these courses to be very valuable in helping get a clearer understanding of the space and what it might take to be successful, I eventually I found it most beneficial to bring in a partner/advisor who has built residential assisted living facilities here in Texas and has been running them successfully.

I’m hoping she’ll be able to help me with this, but I don’t meet with her for a couple of weeks, so I’m trying to work through a few things in the meantime! 

I currently reside in Ohio where I buy SFR rentals and do a couple flips a year.

I run a couple monthly events where you can meet other like minded investors as well!

. $500,000 was tax free due to being married.  

Maybe a policies and procedures binder doesn't seem like an important thing with management of a couple of duplexes.

Over the next couple of years, I don’t plan to use the property often, but I may stay there occasionally when it’s not occupied.

Start with a small one on the first couple to work out your system kinks.