I really appreciate you reaching out and offering your support.

A couple of things I like to tell my newbies-Owning a short-term rental property can offer significant financial benefits.

Offer much less than zillow says .

I’m excited to hear any advice or recommendations the community has to offer and looking forward to connecting with likeminded individuals.Thanks!

Paid platforms often offer additional features like market analytics, off-market property leads, and filters for investor-specific criteria, giving them a leg up over free options.Exactly, most platforms have to offset cost somewhere because of how expensive it is to keep the data up to date.

Within my 20 years of experience, I've seen West and Central Florida offer great opportunities across different markets.

For example, I will tell them they must be out within 30 days, but they can leave at any time during that 30 days without just one week of notice.If they reject my offer, then I start to ramp up the leverage.

I flew there and walked the house, looked pretty turnkey rental grade): $1029 GFCI outlets, downspouts and guards, drywall, paint, bathroom vent$4615 (new AC unit since unit was stolen before tenant moved in, didn't file insurance claim because didn't want my premium to go up) $600 (water line, gas line, P trap)$60 lawn mowing$112  thermostat repairMy opinion is that Class C is better for local investors who are on site and know how to do repairs and self manage.

Too many flakes and dream merchants (using my material to teach while stealing your wallet and offering to help you look for it!).

But, this house went under contract in 3 days for $20k over ask, with multiple competing offers, in an area where the average days on the market for newly renovated flips is 100+ days!