Cheaper and can be controlled individually.

I don't want to name the REIT we dislike, but if you want to talk more about this offline shoot me a DM.As far as investor profile, it really comes down to someone's individual circumstances and what they're trying to achieve. 

It depends on where you want to live, income, personality, and other factors.You could buy a large home and rent out the individual rooms to cover expenses, but this comes with problems.

Of course your individual experience may vary and maybe you have a marketing and sales background so it is a good fit.

Also curious if people use an agency or an individual.

I would check and see how many 1 bed and 2 bed options there are and what they are priced at because most folks will prefer the full place to themselves so rooming 2 people together could make getting bookings a bit more difficult (not always the case but something to consider)

I've looked into the one-stop shop tools, but none are quite as good as these individual tools yet in my opinion. 

A conventional renovation loans will allow you to use preferred contractors, requirements are they must be simply licensed and insured.  

So many intellegent and supportive individuals on here, you will get out what you put in.

I am wanting to purchase a condo in the St Pete Beach (preferable Treasure Island) market post hurricane(s).