As someone who has operated in close to 10 different markets, I can tell you that each market is unique in the MTR industry.

I lined up a bookkeeper in May of 2023 and had several months of follow ups with her only to discover in February 2024 that she had had a “life changing family event” and had not been in her office for about 5 months and had never even started my books.

Big tech has invented a way to take over another industry and I see Ziprent as the future.

You should get some more estimates, but what you are really trying to do is to find someone who has a license and insurance to do it for the cheapest price and that will set off a chain of events that will never end.It's more likely that you bought the house with a wrong scope of work done because you don't have a GC and thought you could DIY it.

Indeed, there isn't much to do there and people are going there for the all-inclusives and there's no way you can compete against those, unless you plan to offer "free" booze to your customers.There's no issue about finding a team in that there's an industry catering to that.

I am a new investor and eager to connect and learn the industry.   

Charleston has a very active REI community and several meetup/networking events each month that are pure gold.

A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.

Even if you could count on the 5% increase per year you mentioned, I would be shocked if your taxes and insurance increase per year was less than that.Roof 2 years old might need to be replaced within 10 years, water heater and HVAC may not need to be replaced, will sill surely need a number of maintenance events, ...all of which will increase your cash costs, and delay the cash return. 

Will discuss after the dust clears, or at the DMV REI Meetup - I just found out about this event, so I'll check it out.Next one is coming up July:DMV July REI Meet-up!