Me personally I look at my rental as a business everything is paid for by rental.

Model Units?

We kind of throw out these definitions for our business because they can become misleading. 

If they work independently, set their schedule, and use their resources, they might qualify as a 1099 contractor, but misclassification risks IRS penalties.Wages for W-2 employees and payments to 1099 contractors are both deductible business expenses, but compliance is key.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I am in the business to make money .Plain and simple . 

For STR, AirDNA is the most popular option of course, but the pricing model per city is rough (if it's still like that).

The best way to grow your business is to help people and give solid advice in the forums.

I'd like to keep savings and be able to hire out some of the work (something we have not done in the past).My thoughts are to put both into an LLC and look for investors or a business loan, and purchase and move to a new home.

The frequent travelers that like to do repeat business, cherish those basic things.

That said, I can handle it when necessary and have successfully built multiple self-started businesses and ventures in real estate investing (REI).