He bought at the bottom of the real estate bust.

Presently, we reside on the bottom floor while renting out the top unit.

If you've been eyeing the market for the "bottom," it was last year at this time.

- The Bottom LineThe Weekly 3: News and Data to Keep You Informed- Baltimore Bridge Collapse: the economic disruption doesn't look like a threat to broader supply chains.

bottom line is plan for the worse hope for the best. 

Most STR owners joined the game during/since COVID and does not know what normal looks like causing newer owners to panic and drop rates to rock bottom (4 bedrooms with indoor pools during spring break art $229 a night when the Holiday Inn Express is $249 a night).

Bottom line was $84,000 additional rent, $29,000 net cost to furnish, no extra operating expense.

So (in my opinion) they are financially misaligned on long-term performance (and I think this is why there are so many people who have had bad turnkey experiences) And, as someone who has done lots of rehabs directly myself, I have seen hundreds of ways that turnkey operator could take shortcuts (to the detriment of the investor but beneficial to their bottom line) which investor could never detect (or not until years later when it's too late).

Another thing to look at is the bottom of your doors especially the closet and bathroom.

Where the rubber meets the road is once you find a good one, you treat them well, like a valueable team member.