While we're raising the rent by a couple of hundred dollars, it's not even paying for the hefty repairs last year. 

At 5% interest, it only takes a few thousand dollars in the bank to cover the cost, and if I could free myself from QBO I would be saving hundreds of dollars a year.

This company called Zoom Prospector / GIS Planning does great demographic stuff in the PNW and Midwest.You can also purchase data... costs a few hundred, but may be worth it for scoping out-of-state stuff.

My goal is to let rent fully cover my monthly loan payment and generates couple hundred positive cash flow every month.I am considering to buy a house around 200k with some mild renovation need to be done.

I have hundreds of relationships across the country.

They are good at a lot of things and if you need motivation and you want others to push you (because you lack motivation or you just like doing cartwheels in a room of a hundred people at the same time), then KW is for you.

The capacity exists to build hundreds of thousands of homes per year that directly benefit low-income areas. 

Just cosmetic repair in kitchen cabinet. 

@Kristi Tietz I've done some transactional funding for a few investors but I was branch manager for a mortgage broker in a previous life, so I'd overseen and fixed hundreds of closings. 

You can find a "cleaning list" here on the BP Forums or from any of the hundreds of "STR gurus" out there.I hope this helps and good luck on your STR journey!