You can also search acris and go to their site to look up the property.

MAYBE you could search for sellers that have a very flexible closing schedule?

Spoke to a HVAC contractor saying about 7k for HVAC work and 1K for electrician work total 8k but overall may improve tenant experience and maintenance charges to me but bit more price to put upfront

Search on FB for "vacation rentals ______"......

You could make exterior improvements while it is rented.  

I improved the structure What was the outcome?

If I can get 2 different renters in before Jan 1 2025-is still possible by obviously getting a cost seg.Also, would all of the house hunting, going out to see properties, research (calling city for license/map searching) and buying the furnishings count toward the 1 of 7 qualifications IRS demands in addition to the 2 Airbnb bookings-preparing home, cleaning, set up etc?

You can download the Meetup App and search for BP Lake Charles Meet Up.

Another thing to do is to take that extra cash flow and put it into cap ex that improves the value of the property.

I'd probably just search for keyword Toledo in the forums and read the plenty of info that is already out there.