What you call guaranteed income is what I call a lot of stress and governmental requirements to get the same or less rent than if you did a good job finding a property and put it up for rent on the open market.Section 8 rentals are for investors who want to keep replicating that strategy in the same area so they know all the regulations and all the players.

I'll for sure need an architect and lawyer amongst other players.

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You may have a skill-set that could be helpful in partnering with someone in either long or shorter term projects, or if you have some funds, you could go completely passive and be a limited partner on a larger deal and let those who have the time and skills manage the project actively.More important is starting to network with local investors and get to know your market, your players and find out who is doing a good volume of work in the area you might be interested in- (multi-family long term holds, fix and flips, etc).

Posting on random/obscure booking sites will probably only account for 1% of overall bookings. and the vast majority will come from the big players (Airbnb, VRBO, etc). 

Some investors thrive in this type of market knowing they will have strong equity growth as regulation tends to lead to fewer players, fewer available rentals and therefore higher prices (rents and property value).

Its a do not hate the player hate the game, but the GP does not have to sign up for a Mezz loan it was done at their choice.

In my area it's a mix of boutique local commercial shops and the big national players. 

@Trenton Pelloquin There are certainly benefits to QBO, including the fact that many in the industry players are using it, which could facilitate delegation of bookkeeping activities and tax preparation. 

@Ryan MarbleOrlando and Tampa are definitely different markets but like most markets, design and amenities tend to be the key players.