this can achieve great return but capital Outlay is prohibitive for most (virtually everyone). 

I, nor any other agent in our 100% locally owned and operated brokerage pass that fee on to clients, accept on very small sales where the commission to us is going to be too little to absorb that $250.

Mom and Pop shops are not that great at accounting and the numbers tend to look like they can't afford to live so take that in to account plus the operations they are doing. 

We are open to partnering on flips and raising capital/ tandem operating the deal. lets connect

I rent to companies that operate "group homes".  

Consider local vs. out-of-state investing, virtual management, and resources like books like "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and "House Hacking" by Craig Curelop.

She has informed me that she is actively working on furnishing the home to operate as a STR should I decide to proceed.I have not closed on this property yet as I'm still determining if it will be a viable investment option for me.

If you have a partner / other llc member you can adjust Operating Agreement accordingly to have one person credit qualify. 

Let's say you really want to maximize potential, get in amazing pro photography, maybe some drone shots, possibly a 3D virtual tour.

The LLC would collect rental payments in a business account and make the monthly payments on the mortgage operating like it should.