Have several agents, contractors and a top-notch management company.

They argue that their renovation is top notch, so the price is justified, which may or may not be true, but but generally the high quality of the renovation does not pay sufficient dividends in the form of increased rent, so the price to rent ratio just isn't there.They typically advertise a 9% to 13% cash on cash return, but be careful, this is their "first year projection" and in their first year they do some things that I find a it deceptive, such as not accounting for vacancy because they place a tenant prior to closing, and they budget essentially nothing for repairs or cap ex since it is renovated and they offer a warranty. 

Look for places with lots of people wanting to rent, areas growing fast, and schools that are top-notch.

They assert the presence of an "exclusive platform of top-notch local vendors that collaborate with their designers."

This severely subpar customer service, lack of timely correspondence and initiative from Alan Kirkham should be unacceptable for a company that claims to be top notch and superior to all other CPA / tax advising firms and charges clients a ridiculous $25k fee for their 'all-inclusive services'.

Get a top notch Agent to list property and tell owner that there items need done.Your the highly recommended ✋️ handyman. 

If you buy a property that checks the STR boxes and markets incredibly well, and you hire top notch STR management or self manage at a high level, you will out perform 80%-90% of the STR's on the market and have huge cash flow.

I'm my opinion they are both good HML providers, LendingHome was good to me and worked with me when I had no experience so that was a plus on the flip side (no pun intended), Renvo is top notch, I can reach out to Eric Workman, the  VP of lending, anytime as I have his cell phone and he typically gets back to me right away whether its text, phone call or email.

I’ve been to several of their events and thought they were top notch.

I would think that would be the case for most investor-centric real estate practices/agents.In short, find an excellent investor-centric agent and they should be able to help you quickly stand up a top notch team.