There are some great markets to invest in such as Pinellas county, but there is a barrier to entry to have a performing property.

It's not worth the risk of transferring appraisals to a lender that may or may not perform on their promise.

you might have to basically take the entire interior down to the studs, perform mold remediation, reinsulate, new drywall, new wiring etc.  30k might not cover it.

These assumptions greatly influence my answer.Assumptions:1.  

We just had to fire our cleaning person for poor performance and it’s been tough being competitive with cleaning fees while finding good cleaners. 

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

I’d be nice to see past performances listed.

Here's what I was told by CSSI after giving them some info on my home: We estimate we can accelerate the depreciation of your property in the first 3 years by $22,197 in the first year through a cost segregation study performed by our firm.

Most very successful STRs seem to have direct booking options, they are opening their properties to the YouTube Airbnb influencers to get more publicity, they are creating regular content through their own social media channels, etc.  

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.If you have had a cost segregation study performed on your property within the past 10 years, have you evaluated it recently for additional benefits that could be obtained?