That mirrors my experience too - our Hispanic contractors know exactly what the market rates are and they may be a touch below but not considerable - what you are getting these days is a faster, tighter job, not huge cost savings.  

There are plenty of them out there that keep pace with or beat inflation. 

AND, your son will be at the mercy of the SELLER and dependent on the SELLER's good choices for the life of the loan.

Faster TurnaroundsSmaller projects often take a backseat for licensed contractors, causing delays.

but with that said, it seems like you're assuming OP will be able to have a high performing / top performing STR (which i think we would all agree would beat unleveraged market returns.) 

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Fraud will be at the top of the list.

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- Yes, it does take more time to schedule this:(--- Our FieldTechs do have sets of locks our locksmith has pre-keyed, so we can "rekey" a property faster.

If you were renting to an only a couple as a long term tenant and they beat each other up (domestic violence) your liability is minimal.