Hey @Adriana Martinez, if you find a place that meets all the criteria the others have iterated here, take a good look around.

A little over 2 years later we've mainly been full with a combination of corporate leases, Airbnb and VRBO.I'm going to give you a bit of advice, make sure that you are agile and can pivot if STR is not working. 

The worst by far were a Tokyo unit that was professionally managed but was very stinky, dilapidated and dysfunctional, and every shared room in Barcelona I’ve stayed in was the worst iteration of a guest bedroom experience imaginable, but it was cheap.

While direct mail is something that require close monitoring, iteration and systems to manage, I wanted to ask:  What has worked well for direct mail marketing specifically in DFW and what should be avoided?   

Adjust and iterate as necessary.

Its for these reasons we work with the smaller and more agile brokers (and banks) that focus on customer service, repeat business, and logic and understanding of the deal.

If the bids aren't where you want to be, go back #4 and iterate on the design You could easily spend a few thousand dollars (or more) to get to the point where you'll have a plan and firm bids in place so you can decide if you want to move forward.

Pros: 30-day money back guarantee for first month, real estate centric Cons: Expensive and additional costs for more projectsCost: Starting at $99/month for one project but additional fees for more projectJIRA – offers flexible issue and project tracking with best-in-class agile tooling for software teams “JIRA has a huge marketplace which allows you to really scope what type of project management system you want to build” Jared BeauchampPros: Proven in software development Cons:Not designed for real estateCost: Starting $10 for 1-10 users, $75 for 11-15 users, $150 for 16-25 users, $300 for 26-50 usersPrimavera – Used by commercial builders for project management.

Once you go through several iterations of bids, you'll start to understand what things cost.

Develop a very good lead magnet for investors related to property management in exchange for email...run ads to promote the lead magnet on facebook or google adwords.. try one platform at a time.. give it sufficient budget but start low.. if you see traction ie. people downloading your lead magnet then increase budget... you might need to iterate through your process several times.. before you reach an acceptable cost per lead.