It’s their full time livelihood to make transactions happen.  

Have you taken the time to search AirBNB and VRBO in those specific areas to see how many STRs are operating?

@Michael Baum how many Short-term rentals do you manage this way where you are on call all the time?

As you mentioned intentional flips are typically considered inventory-This means the income is ordinary income and as such: - Is not a capital gain, so hold time of 1 year does not change to a better long-term capital gain rate - Can not be invested in a QOF Deductions related to it can't be pushed or changed- all costs are accounted for with the inventory component 

Unfortunately, timing was about 2 months late and the market went dormant for larger homes in our area around late August when we had the home finished.

Amateur investor/full time agent here. 

They will give you a few minutes of their time and tell you if their products are right for you.

I come across SFR in other states from time to time direct to seller. 

We are working on our first flip house and we didn't plan to do the BRRRR method, although it has come up in conversation multiple times due to the area it is in, we are still tossing the idea around of keeping it as a rental.

in a stick frame market and one of the cheapest markets to build we build with margin at $190 or so a square foot. that will go up over time about 5% or 10% a year to keep up with new build price increases. we are buidling a 3 story walk up and source some of the lowest priced crews.