Windows and the bigger metal roof will be the larger part of the cost. 

decide to go pro if that is what you want and make sure you are doing daily tasks that a pro agent does, this is a sales position and talking to people is how you get the sale.

Basic services like garbage collection don’t qualify.Material participation: Owners must pass one of the seven material participation tests, such as:You spend more than 500 hours working in your short-term rental business.You carry out all the necessary tasks to run the business yourself.You work more than 100 hours in the business, and no one else contributes more time than you do (this is often considered the best and easiest test to meet).

Make sure on the second home to.1 - Good neighborhood. 2- Three bedrooms, Two bathrooms  or larger. 3- Possible chance to ad on a extra room,,@ where patio is, or back of house?

If you have larger goals of scaling and buying a lot of properties, then you should outsource to a PM.

Primary reason is that it's not economical to building in today's market compared to a larger industrial building with only 1-2 tenants to manage instead of 30 smaller ones.

Check out the map and see what other properties are being listed for.Personally, I think a larger home with 5 beds, is set up perfectly for a rent by the room strategy.If you do want to look at an STR option, check out AirDNA.com.  

Manage a big remodeling jobs is not an easy task, however you need persistance.2.

I was recently tasked with finding an unheard-of market that could potentially attract brand-new STR investors.

The FHA self-sustainability rule was only introduced in March of 2023 at the lobbying of a lot of larger landlords and property buyers.