I have been speaking with short-term furnished rental owners who rent to workers or other travelers, and operate near national parks like Yosemite, in urban areas like Oakland and San Francisco, the desert and coastal communities like Palm Springs and Venice Beach..THE COMMON THREAD IS THAT THEY TEND TO PULL IN 2-3 TIMES THE GROSS RENTS OF AN UNFURNISHED LONG-TERM RENTALI WOULD LIKE TO BRING TOGETHER AND HEAR FROM THE SHORT TERM RENTAL BP COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR IDEAS, WHAT THEY ARE DOING/OPERATING, WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BUYING OR OPERATING, AND ANY AND ALL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS.From vacation rentals w/ bikes and toys, to super-high-end corporate rentals for tech employees in Silicon Valley, to families near the lake, medical students or workers on rotation, and oil field workers who need a home away from home...THERE IS A NEED FOR ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF HOUSING FOR NICHE TYPES OF WORKERS AND TRAVELERS ALL OVER THE US AND THE WORLD.I have seen apartments, hippie trailers, house boats, towering castles, spectacular lofts, tiny homes, dirty couches, teepees, yurts, and impeccable $2MM+ homes and estates.

@Brandi Bryan - There are 1000 tips, but here are two for you:1) Read books on personality styles and/or negotiation ('Getting to Yes,' etc) - if you're wholesaling, you will be dealing with a LOT of different personality types, and it helps to have a little insight ahead of time2) Get really good at analyzing properties and markets.  

I've toyed w/ the idea of investing in Topeka.

I've toyed around with the idea of finding a good solar producing building here and putting as much PV on it as I can and then using the excess to bring down electricity costs on other buildings that I own.

Unlike self storage , your market area will be larger because people are willing to drive several miles to store their toys.

I've toyed with it.

It appears to be (in fact, it is) a completely impartial judge that can't be influenced by either party, and thus neither party can accuse the other of toying with the numbers.

Cousin was an agent and uncle was rich and was toying with paying off debt.

Fees - oh, and did they mention they charge YOU the fees to? Yes

Don't use your agent like a new toy, be ready to make serious offers.One of the best ways to become market savvy is to look st 50 houses before making even one offer, keep a journal, price per SF, note comments from sellers and agents, copies of listings and all supporting information, do this and you will know the market as well or better than agents..... do this and the only relationship you'll need is with yourself and the market.Cheers, just my opinion --- Charles