I would say it's more of a scam to offer a seller <70% on a property that needs $5k in material repairs  and flip it for 125% without stepping foot in the property.

While I can help you manage your Jacksonville property, I will not be able to offer the same services for your Citrus Spring's property.

The reason I was able and willing to offer more than my competitors was I had the local builder in my back pocket that had already done the feasibility survey.

If you’d like to offer more flexibility, consider keeping extra supplies in a locked closet and making them available upon request.

I went in a different direction so no info to offer here.

Are lessors forced to offer this option?

Often the hard money lenders that appear to offer the best leverage actually require more cash when looking at the entire picture.

Yes I often hear PPR and DLP in the same breath as they both seem to offer solid income with fairly low risk.

I am admittedly a newb in the process of getting all of this set up for my first rental (so correct me if I'm wrong) as well but I have some IL-specific perspective to offer: From what I have read, as of 1 Jan 2024 in IL, landlords cannot exclusively accept EFT payment of rents (includes Venmo, Zelle, etc.) for leases starting on or after that date.

Like you said, identifying what areas in your property are unique and can be designed to offer your ideal guest value.