People that are good at branding and review designation can bury those low reviews and I wouldn't want to own someone's reviews but I am not your audience as far as a projected buyer as we purchased ours for a deal and they are both higher end beach stilt houses that are side by side and neither had been listed as a STR on any platform, we built it up with a direct book site and also use the platforms as well as the local website in the area to book. 

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

@Kevin Collins I apologize; my response came out a little rough around the edges and I assume that you certainly have done your homework prior too.... but that is a bit of my point... nothing will change when you go and work with a realtor and find investment properties yourself... figuring out what the property is worth IS PART OF THE ANALYSIS (if that's important to you) and because of this it is no different than other than you should now be verifying what the realtor will tell you it's worth as opposed to what the turnkey is telling you. 

Mine has grown over the years to accommodate more properties and analysis, but I've divided into basic sections:Revenue (by unit)COGS (I know, but old habits.

Gatlinburg/Sevierville/Pigeon Forge was highly bid up due to realtors pitching inflated revenue projections. 

- Most real estate investing projects have negative cashflow for the first few months - if not the first few years.Keep listening to the podcasts, but pay attention to WHEN THEY WERE RECORDED!

I was ready to surrender because the actual numbers sucked compared to our projections.

I am on the same journey and as I have been battling over whether partnership or hard money makes sense for my own projects.

Hey @Keenan Patton,This deal looks solid with a projected $60K profit, $435K ARV, and a $13K assignment fee in Northern California.

There are risks as you are tying up your primary residence in the project.