YUp these are all convoluted fantasy land.. 

I know there is a few areas in Ohio that are top cash flow cities on the national list but let’s talk about football.

Trying to raise my prices in VRBO around some football games.

Ignore the fantasy advice you're getting from some who don't know what they're talking about.

Ken start's by hitting the nail-on-the-head, before running off into fantasy land.... 

. 😊  I've been thinking more about your question based on my LA experience, and some great advice I've read from three days of lurking here on BP from some RE veterans, based less on my fantasy but more on what I would do with your idea to start out at 1.5 and move into 3-5 million houses.First, it's all going to come down to your goals, here's a quote about that from Don Konipol (from the forum post https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/519/topics/1150499-the-...Quote from @Don Konipol:IMO, the financial reasons for investing in real estate include 1- Asset Preservation2- Increase Wealth3- Current Income4- Tax MinimizationWhile these four are not mutually exclusive, the more you benefit in one area the less will be the benefit in the others, given normal market conditions, unless you uncover something everyone else has missed.

I am swinging the baseball bat in the real world here not in the longshot fantasy world of zero down deals for a newbie.Cash is king...Location, location, location.Good Luck!

Airdna has been fairly accurate for our other STR which is averaging close to 3k/month this year with the peak STR season being fall as we're located near two universities (football season).

Common culture today seems to have the fantasy that zero money down, owner will carry, borrowed everything will produce a stable income producing asset for the buyer.

You could do MTR during the school year and STR in the summer, but I would want to take advantage of football Saturdays during the fall so maybe you pivot after the holidays?