I’d search out an established local operator and pay them to operate it.

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We've been communicating quarterly on the property status, but a simple search on Zillow made me think he's lying to me.

It can be a conversation in search of a win-win, a mutual effort vs adversarial negotiation as on-market is designed to be. 

This question is one that has been asked and answered like a billion times, but the search on here isn't the greatest.The short version is - unless you have cash to buy or are getting a DSCR loan or buying a commercial property, you aren't starting an LLC to put this in.

First he needs to decide what he needs and what he desires. 

Would not be a stretch to use AI or bots to do reverse image searches of your profile pics to scour the web for direct booking sites. 

Have you searched using any of the links above?

New to rehabbing/flipping and looking for some guidance on my search.

Real estate investing clubs - If you do a simple google search you should come up with a few options for local REI clubs depending on your area.2.