Yes, probably 50/50 to start and then once you have a strong track record with them, you may have the leverage to try to get a higher percentage on your end since technically what you're doing is more time intensive than what they are doing (cutting a check).

Yes they took down old 14x14 deck and pergola, and hauled away the hot tub (for an extra $1800).

All I did was look at a property, run the comps, and got a reno budget, So nothing to intense.

Legislation around short-term rentals also seems to be a hot topic on Dauphin Island, so there is some risk to the STR market there in general.

These buyers benefitted from lower monthly payments and avoided the intense competition seen in subsequent years.As inflation picked up, partly due to increased government spending and monetary policies, interest rates began to rise sharply, reaching around 7.5% to 8% today.

Maintenance is often the most labor intensive part of Property Mangement.  

This would be the "outside of the box" approach you may be looking for, but it is capital and time intensive.

Some hot areas are Jersey City, Newark, North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York.

I even turned off the hot water tank to save money (until my then-girlfriend, now wife, convinced me to turn it back on)—all to use these savings as my launching pad of capital to get into buying income-producing real estate and starting a business.Fast forward to today, the foundational skills and inspiring stories I absorbed from the BP podcast have given me the confidence to take action and believe in myself, significantly advancing my investment career.

We also had an iron tub in the front yard that my mom would fill with water and put black plastic over to help warm the water, then a little hot water from the wood stove, and we would take turns bathing in the great outdoors.Rough stuff, but I don't recall ever being unhappy at that time.