We manage 7 STR properties and just bought 2 single family homes and a tiny home.

So if you’re considering working with Paul McGraw and his team he really will not take everyone so it will take work to get into the program, but if you get in your tiny investment will save you tens of thousands.

It's all great advice above, but I wanted to add a recommendation that I don't see as often: don't go cheap on your washer and dryer.Nobody wants to work 12+ hours and then go home and fight a tiny washer and a slow dryer.

Many investors do great putting a "tiny home" or cottage on their property and renting it on Airbnb.

This is inline with other organizations that typically say 3% - 5%.imho you discriminate if you try to repunish anyone after they faithfully served time and are off probation. or block they only or singularly because felony. avg 25% are innocent ie 25% of all incarcerations are forced, from intimidation, lying, confession done illegally, unethically or immorally obtained at gun point fearfully wrong. if you have no 1st hand experience please do real interviews, research etc. 25% is just not all from one source  as i said its only starting point. lots felons are for weed. innocence project doesnt handle all cases but based on tiny amount they do cover for free per limited # state and dont cover all states nor have unlimited tax money like local da ag have. they are one example and only handle certain cases. you must dig deeper than one organization or one year. any cop, ag or da makes many mistakes than 1 4. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_56ac0374e4b00b0...you are ignorant blind or safety bubble hasnt popped yet. some day soon youll be in cuffs and wonder why. its inevitable in police state. and despite your lack of compassion, grace or mercy ill still give you honest chance rent. more than most  courts give people today. 

It was a tiny 3bed/1 bath home over by Lackland AFB.  

Thank you for your time Javed.It's unfortunate, but ultimately, the federal deduction from the cost seg moves the needle a tiny bit.

It was our fault so it is what it is, but it sucks that an honest mistake that would have been a super tiny inconvenience for the guest ended up being a huge thing for us with a monetary fine and likely lots of money lost in future reservations.  

I'd like to start small with 1-2 STR tiny house(s) or other less expensive "alternate housing" options (yurt, airstream, etc).

What you're probably referring to are what I call "pseudo" investment clubs which limit their  discussion to a relatively tiny # of deals that also happen to be ones where the club is taking a cut from the sponsor (usually via a referral fee from the sponsor or a portion of the promote).