Acquires a new one via capital injection annually, and with the pyramiding, after 20yrs of this will be siting on a nice holdings that is planned to fund kids university tuitions via rents at that time, which around yr17 we will start deploying into assets with more of that cash-flow focus. 

Yes, jump on the STR sites and the MTR sites..

but with that said - a lot of new investors to the site will come on and say they 'found a deal' that they're 'going to BRRRR,' and it's just a property listed on Zillow at 99.2% of ARV that needs to be painted. 

That’ll give you flexibility to automate and integrate workflows as your needs evolve.A direct booking site is a nice-to-have down the line if you want to save on platform fees and build a brand, but starting with platforms like Furnished Finder or VRBO is a solid way to keep things simple while you’re getting started.Good luck—sounds like you’re on the right track!

In a dream world - the comprehensive solution does all this: *task management and sequencing where you can drop a property into a sequence ie day 1 call, day 2 mailer (have it automatically mail out something like a postcard) day 3 etc etc etc*project management outside of the outreach sequences for what's next in the process ie schedule inspection, send the contract, etc etc*ability to have multiple users drive around and if you see a property you can tag an address and add it into a marketing sequence, and also track the streets you've hit so you're not wasting time driving by the same houses more than once *dialer (ability to parallel dial numerous numbers simultaneously to make cold calling more efficient - Ive used tools like orum and kixie in other industries, and when you receive a pickup, the other calls are dropped) *skip tracing/data provider *website landing page for converting online visitors to leads*electronic signature/docusign*secondary branded landing site on different URL for blasts for deal disposition to your buyer listWhat am I missing? 

As of right now with today’s numbers and rates, and if I’m right around what Airdna and all the other sites estimate, I’ll be just about breaking even. 

I am in the UK and just returned from visiting the sites.

Are there specific resources or strategies you recommend for someone in my position?

For the STRs, there’s probably local podcasts or resources you could tune into.

I am new to this site and I love it already.