It’s quite eye opening.I hope this post helps at least one investor avoid the same path I took and saves them from the nearly 8 years of frustration I've endured.

I think the main points would apply to you as well.STR is great, as long as you go into it with eyes wide open and reasonable expectations. 

I’m just starting out as a bird dog, so I’m always keeping an eye out for distressed properties that could work for BRRRR, whether SFH or multifamily.

I truly believe she had a medical condition and shouldn't even live in my house, should probably live in elderly housing or the like.

I would recommending looking at your property through the eyes of the NBA, or Next Best Alternative, to see if there is a market for you property as a mid-term rental. 

My lender is keeping an eye on that. 

We are eyeing the Treasure Island area due to their STR friendly regs. 

@Abel Curiel, When I first drove by this property in my initial search it caught my eye...out of the 100 or so properties i had on my initial list this is the only one that I had memorized the address of. 

Until about a couple months later, i opened my eyes a little bit more and the entire operation was sketchy.

I also thought about leveraging my Chicago network (friends + neighbors) to keep an eye out of the properties from time to time.