It sounds like you're getting a realtor leasing agent, which I have almost always seen end poorly.

You don't want to bring over poor operations to STR because you will also fail there.

When I fired everyone, it was because I was doing the majority of the business and with low inventory and poor work ethic, it didn't make sense to run a team when I was the rainmaker and dealmaker.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

This could be a safer bet as we wouldn’t have to deal with cash flow concerns post-rehab.BRRRR: If we refinance at $256k (80% LTV of ARV), we could pull out most of the invested cash.

Which makes him odds on bet to be a “bad” (no pay - late pay) tenant2.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

The tenants know the mini split is their best bet for controlling temp on their side, but they do not want to not pay for the energy to run it and would prefer the gas gets used (gas is included in their lease.) 

They are your best bet at breakeven or even small cashflow but they will not appreciate near as well as a newer townhome.

It wasn't the messiest thing I've seen, but still required clean up on my end which the clients weren't happy about at all.The third client is a self employed hair dresser and she compained of poor communication, inability to understand what they wanted form her and complete confusion over their payroll directions.For the price paid, I'd say the results were mediocre at best.