Although the cleaner is probably the most important piece to the puzzle for your STR success, there is alot more involved with managing it.

What's most important is what aligns with your goals and your investment thesis?

Many insurers have left the state so it is important to be able to get the correct STR insurance.Start calling around and get some bids and ideas on cost and fit it into your budget before you start offering on properties.

Quote from @Kyle Kline: Quote from @Trevor Finn: @Kyle Kline you bring up a great point, and it’s important to clarify the idea of investing for equity versus cash flow.

I feel in real estate if one is truly involved in it these are two of the most important sites utilized.

(And yes, most will bring their own personal products where it's important to them.)

This is important, because the only way the Fed gets aggressive about rate cuts is in the face of skyrocketing unemployment.

Since this is a long-term investment, it’s still important to prioritize areas with strong population growth and a healthy job market—both are great indicators of long-term potential.

And keep in mind that the rate on the 2nd lien will likely be 10-12% so depending on the cash flow it might not actually yield that much cash to you at closingMore importantly, it's just more debt so ultimately it sounds like you need an income-producing event to actually improve your situation and avoid some of the consequences that you mentioned

Having the right partners on the design and build is what I have found to be the most important piece of the puzzle.