You can search the internet for stats on where it is initially cheaper to purchase than to rent.  

@Viral Mehta While self-management is definitely feasible, it does come with its own set of challenges, especially when managing from an international location with significant time differences like India.You’ve outlined the major tasks well, but there are a few additional considerations:Vendor Relationships: As a property manager in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, I can confirm that having established relationships with local vendors can significantly impact both the cost and quality of maintenance services.

Cant beat your ol friendly neighborhood (or in todays world internet neighborhood) accountant  

They have admin people on payroll to handle tasks that can be handled by trained people and spend their time at higher level tasks3.

Business travelers want a desk, fast internet and usually good coffee. 

I anticipate at least another $5000 in cash flow with a new tenant which is will allow for things like electricity and internet to be paid for too as well as more cash flow.

My personal rule of thumb for profile age is that if the profile was created before 2015-2016 (when the internet started to get a bit crazy with misinformation ahead of a certain presidential election), I'll generally proceed as long as they're interacting like a normal person (not a bot) and their profile looks otherwise legit.

Good contractors are a precious commodity and any investor who has spent years and tens of thousands of dollars on contractors form hell will not feel motivated to share those with a stranger on the internet.

I would absolutely teach someone in my area if there were willing to do random tasks that are needed weekly when it comes to managing ABNBs. 

@Sam R, how did you get $20 internet service?