Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

The simple truth is that  private funds come from  trust deed investors placing it in other people's real estate.

It's amazing how much of a difference that simple change makes.

But by controlling the individual deal I can buy in a good location and at a discount (equity capture at the buy). 

On AirBNB it's simple to add a day's buffer before and after a booking, but hard or not possible on VRBO.Hospitable is our PMS and I don't believe they've got that functionality.

Simple, one page, cheap.  

OR buy the rental from those that provide them, learn as you go, Simple as that.

30 DAY  and move on, YES that simple, unless they can come up to at least 1500. 

Talk to a local realtor who works with investors to see if $2600 is realistic for rent and who you'd be marketing to-likely a smaller tenant pool.Most people who rent fall into different categories-those who are just starting out and saving to buy their own home, those who move around and buying doesn't make sense and those who will never buy a home (either can't save the down payment, can't get approved for a mortgage or plain and simple don't want the responsibility of owning a home). 

It is simple right?