there's people out there who will fund downpayments for equity in the deal or a preferred return. hit up local meetups and facebook groups and have some conversations

Super nice guy, and a genius.You can also go checkout Divorce Lending Association and find a local CDLP if you'd prefer.

You could also check what Realtors in your market are preferred agents here on BP- they should have at least a little experience with investing and a network built up. 

Many of the OTAs and lead gen sites, like Furnished Finder, are pushing credit card payments. 99.9% of the time I get a message from FF saying 'your tenant would prefer to pay by credit card so activate Stripe now!' 

I prefer to stay further from the coast and hopefully further from major storm/flooding events (potentially lower insurance costs).  

I'd prefer a small business.

Ps — I think I prefer SFH value add vs Multifamily house hack.

Open up an HSA with HealthEquity because they directly link to Schwab's HSBA, I prefer Schwab's trading platform, and it helps me keep my investments consolidated for ease5.

I also prefer to screen the guests and set my own price/stay restrictions.

So thanks to the people that helped me adjust my mindset in literally one day of interacting on here.I went into my Followed Forums and removed Starting Out and Wholesaling from that preference.