I can connect you with folks who can go more in depth on the process with you. good move or bad move?...

I find it hard to come up with reasons when the screening process is being done over the internet.

@Mark Ross  don't include heat in rent on an ongoing basis. 

While I agree that the purchase is an important part of the process, if you buy based on price and not on the STR aspect of the deal, it could fail.You might get the best damn deal on a property in an area that makes a terrible STR thus it isn't a deal at all.

Still working through the process, but looks like it may work.

My customer service sector manages a lot of my internal affairs and we've undergone many changes during this ongoing pandemic that have disrupted business.

I am a little apprehensive on going into two properties right away.

How are you approaching the process of lining up buyers for each property?

Morning!  I'm not a real estate investor, but I like learning. I'm currently reading David Greene's book on BRRRR and was curious about how you all go about planning or visualizing added rooms to potential purchases. ...

That process has direct lender involvement.Where the challenge lies, is when unsophisticated "investors" with no experience, no money and no reserves use creative financing (often called wrap, subto, lease option, seller financing, land contract) to purchase properties and along the way there is a "hiccup".