As you start changing HVAC, windows, etc your budget certianly goes up.

Quote from @Ashley Kehr: There are a ton out there, but if you are starting out to mid level I like buildium.

Dumpster is delivered and demo starts the first week . 

I have a different answer to this; I started my real estate business in 2004, residential of course.

Quote from @Rebecca Gona: Hello,I'm looking at starting my STR journey to offset W2 income.

My only concern to look out for is that things can go 'rural' pretty quickly if you start venturing outside of town, and most lenders are going to put the brakes on financing if the appraisal lists the property as 'rural' (has to do with what they perceive as the availability of future tenants).Watertown, NY - It probably is as good as you believe, but the lending licensing is pretty tricky up there, so its just  bit more difficult to find lenders that operate up there.

I usually like to start it shorter to be safe if I need to end the tenancy, but I know some people opt for the longer 14-15 month leases.

Just bought my first rental in Indy last year and wanted to start my airbnb business.

So, starting with a budget, and then narrowing it down to the must haves, then the like to, then any bonuses. 

I had started a meetup that was getting a solid build up, but unfortunately, Covid hit and I had to stop it.