The other thing I wanted to mention is that I'm telling everyone who expresses interest to call me, no texting, no just showing up. 

My wife and I purchased our first rental property here in Maui in June of 2023 to use as an STR as it was a consistent market, numbers worked, and we live 5 minutes away from the property so self-managing made sense! 

Thanks, yes I am self-managing.

This is the IRS "intro":https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...and this is their 256-page guide to train their auditors:https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5712.pdfSo yes, you will come across different opinions from different tax professionals.

As long as the property generates enough cash flow to service the debt, you qualify—without the need for personal income verification.This type of loan is ideal for those serious about growing their real estate portfolio, especially if you’re self-employed or have irregular income streams.Why DSCR Loans Matter for Real Estate InvestorsWhen it comes to real estate investing, traditional loans can often be restrictive, requiring personal income verification and imposing limits on the amount you can borrow.

We have perfect feedback and Premier Host, and allow Instant book, but do not have a liberal cancellation policy and have some rules in place (4 day minimums, for example) and are not fighting the cheapo battle, and we tend to get somewhat buried in the search rankings.One of the things that really burns my *** about VRBO is that they allow the property owner to self select the type of property that it is rather than forcing it into where it belongs.

Talking JUST on normalized revenues, payroll self $5m annually......

This isn't including other expenses I know but I was planning to self manage the property and hope rates continue to go down so I could refi in the future and gain more margin in rental income.After further analysis and speaking with a friend thats a real estate agent I may want to shift my original plan and sell it.

It was hard work, dirty work, nobody liked doing it but, it was guaranteed work and $ to feed one's self and family. 

I truly want to help good renters out where/when I can.What is considered a reasonable amount of time for an increase (would be 10% increase), w/o putting my self in a position of trying to catch up to market rents at some point in the future.