I was wondering how people managed to scale their businesses faster.

Your new place should turn into your new business location as well. 

I'm happy to make a personal intro to someone for you if you'd like.

How often do you use it personally or let friends/relatives stay? 

Some people love that as the initial numbers look good, but probably over the long term they get tired of the common issues landlords face.It's not that hard typically to find a move in ready property, or even to find one that needs minor repairs, where you can capture the equity yourself vs the person selling it to you. 

i've managed both OOS and in-person and both can be a pain but OOS is just harder for most new investors, period.

Hi @Ashley MillerBanner Elk is a great place for STR due to the busy summer season, ski season, and fall leaf color season.

Personally, it's marginal at best for a house hack.

-- If there's no accountability, sales guys will say anything to get you business!

The downside will have more to do with your business personality.