I’m in offshore oil&gas and researching an investment strategy for these ever changing market conditions

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And if you send the emails from an offshore company you can really put whatever you want in them. 

Either self-manage like many on here do, or hire an inexpensive offshore PM who works US hours & speaks eloquent English (that’s what I do).

Its more work but higher revenue & the work can be easily outsourced once you put the right systems in place.I hire inexpensive offshore PMs who works US hours & speak eloquent English. 

Running a successful STR comes down to 3 Ps: pics, people & pricing.1) Decorate your house nicely & pay a professional photographer to take some amazing pics2) Hire amazing people - cleaners, handyman, recruit some neighbors to help fill in the gaps, & self-manage or hire an offshore VA to manage the property if you’d rather make yourself rich instead of making a local PM rich (more on that here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... )3) Price fiercely to maximize profits not occupancy (they're not the same thing)

I get around the "more than half the services" rule by two means: (1) I work a rotational schedule for my W2 job where I work 4 weeks offshore on a rig, then get 4 weeks off.

Either self-manage like many on here do, or hire an inexpensive offshore PM who works US hours & speaks eloquent English (that’s what I do).

@Joel Owens  Joel hit the nail on the head this is no different than the West coast sales or marketing companies selling mid west Turn Key and charging more than the properties are worth but hey they sell 100's a month to people that live off shore or in CA...

The toughest to trace are the offshore operations.