Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

In this case a maintenance item that I cannot get the tenant to perform.  

I run a call center for Real Estate where we call for investors and I can tell ya, your best bet with such limited time is cold calling targeted lists (high equity within your buy box) for 3-4 hrs every day.

You bet!

Your best bet right now is to live in it and enjoy it as your primary.

Perhaps unprecedented back to back hurricanes will mean that all bets are off and the demand metrics will change moving forward...

ROI and cash flow only predict how a property is likely to perform on day one of a lifetime hold.

DisclaimerI am not a title company, and I strongly recommend hiring a professional title company to perform thorough due diligence.

Hi Nico,Thank you for your post, You mentioned that hiring a few virtual assistants (VAs) to cold call has been effective, and that text messaging is also performing decently,I specialize in identifying and revitalizing unique properties—those that are not typical, for example, I recently spotted a triangle-shaped property that has the potential to be transformed into something beautiful and valuable, either for living or resale, Could you please share your approach and any guidance you might have on the process of using virtual assistants (VAs) to cold call and the text messaging strategies that have been effective for you?

It might help to connect with local property managers who handle STRs to get a sense of what types of properties perform best.