They may recommend durable materials and finishes that are easy to clean and maintain, reducing downtime between bookings.Stay Competitive: In a competitive market, professionally designed properties stand out among the competition.

This means they need the next infusion of money to get materials and subs out there, and their subs are always waiting for payments as well.

It seems that I will likely need a decent down payment to get a cash flowing rental property.What alternatives do I have to raise money for the down payment?

I have 2 4,500 sq ft indoor pool homes just finished up and because of material selection and sprinkler system the insurance is less than my 3 bed pool home a 1/4 mile away.

Thank you, I really appreciate the tips because it's so much information and I just want to be focusing on the right material. 

AI can help craft some marketing materials and can help you call inbound leads, it can't do cold calling (legally) in the USA.

How do you find and compensate a good designer for overall material choices and color selections? 

The need for money got me thinking of alternatives and it’s good to see others have tried tapping into savings for real estate as well.

This means designing with the size/length of all materials in mind.2 - Don't make design decisions based on what you want, or what you would live in. 

I had a contractor that I had to fire last month for a multitude of reasons (using my materials on his other job, extremely substandard work that has to be redone by someone else now, not paying his subs,  lying about work being completed that was not actually done, etc).