The team members I've worked with are super nice, but I have to ask, are there significantly better turn key provider deals to be had with a little more patience/perhaps better expectations set from me?

Rodrigues he’s done a ton of loans for me and clients and he’s always priced better and is super helpful the whole way through a loan 

Targeting single family/duplex/triplex/quadplex with 3 beds and 2 baths per unit, and $300K or less.

I'd be looking at multiple structures. we try to build below the average new build cost in our market in Columbus Ohio which is 515,000 last year and we target land 40-50k and urban core adjacent where we get higher price per square foot. we build for clients with margin around $190 a sq ft depending on multi or single. we can get that down in our triplex it's a little higher on our single family homes because of garages and limited economies of scale. hope that helps. idk Philly but if you show me the area and styles of homes I can give you some more insights. 

I think they've done a great job of building their product and if you already have a property listed on Airbnb, it's super easy to import to MiniStays (though it's not difficult to list your property there if you don't.)

Super excited for you and your family to begin your investment journey and can't wait to hear more about your success! 

Quote from @Sundone Boutvyseth: Looking to buy a single family home and use as a STR on Airbnb.

This forum is super helpful too so I try to regularly review what’s going on and be as helpful as possible. 

Meanwhile, gross rents of $1,800+ for 3-bedroom single-families is an achievable figure, so it’s possible to generate cash flow if you lever modestly.There’s a bunch of other stuff that’s worth highlighting—the economy, demographics, neighborhoods, new construction, and more.

Most of my landlords either don't accept pets at all or are super pet-friendly so pet rent has never been something we have charged.