This is an old post, but in general it's not as simple as wholesaling SFR.

We are there to make a profit  , plain and simple .   

SUBSTANTIALLY.I highly recommend tapping into your equity and accumulating some more assets at these prices, you will thank yourself in 3 years.The best and most cost effective way to do so is a simple cash out refinance, I don't think you should touch your primary, but leverage your investments for sure.

They also said that the single-stage system is more simple, which is good for a rental since tenants will tend to beat these systems up and overruse them.

It is better to stay simple.

I run a real estate data venture that pulls from various private and public sources and curates these reports, so it's not a simple answer.Social Sentiment: Search demand and what people are saying online.Neighborhood Class: Cleanliness, crime, graffiti, and overall health.Demographics: Identify market segments & trends.GDP & Economic Growth: County-level GDP changes to assess economic vitality.Poverty Metrics: Analyze economic challenges.Construction Activity: Easily predict market supply.Occupational Diversity: Forecast housing & commercial needs.Education Insights: Understand community stability.Real Estate Trends: Identify property value & rental cycles.Houston was just a place where I felt like sharing some knowledge.

Short terms provide get ROI numbers and have that benefit that a simple vacation home doesn’t.

My first STR was at a beach that I've been to many times and is in my home state.As I get more comfortable with these markets and strategies I may then look into others, but for now I'm okay keeping things simple.

They utilize Propertyware for the portal which is very simple and all maintenance requests and payments can be viewed in the portal.

But it may not be simple and the wholesale contract may not give you any rights.