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You might look into some of the real estate crowdfunding sites that allow you to invest only a few hundred dollars into whatever project you like and build up savings in the meantime so that you can take down one of these deals in the future.

They are not allowing me to set my property up until I have it listed on Airbnb and other sites etc., but I don't want to cancel with Evolve and then be off the market for a period of time while trying to get all the data and info into Hospitable.

You will find many resources here on the forums and throughout the site as well.Personally, my short list of books to explore:Set For Life by @Scott TrenchRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyABCs of Buying Rental Property by Ken McElroyLoopholes of Real Estate by Garrett Sutton, EsqTax-Free Wealth by Tom Wheelwright, CPAThe Power of Zero by David McKnightREIT Investing for Beginners by Lawrence SmithWhat Would the Rockefellers Do?

It’s hard to find a lot of negative reviews as they’ve gotten Reddit threads removed and pour in fake reviews on sites from employees, family members etc. it’s not that hard to do a quick google search and see.

If STR's are popular in the market you are in likely there is a designer who will pick out and set up your entire place.3 - Go yourself. 

My challenge is that I’m struggling with figuring out if a property will be profitable or not, even though I've done research on sites like AirDNA and tried to analyze multiple factors.where Im stuck: 1. 

Quote from @Mo Karim: With every increasing regulations on short term rentals, midterm rentals is becoming more popular with investors. 

It's different coming from someone who has been around the site for a long time.

In an effort to bring ANY $ in to help cover the mortgage ($4600 including taxes and insurance), I put together an AirBnB site for the property and set it live, with zero expectation.