If you are looking to work with a STR focused realtor that probably has the most STR sales in the area, is an STR investor himself, has a STR property management company and assists with staging if needed, and can give you a true pulse on the market, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green.

I am a former interior designer and did a great deal of work staging homes for sale.

I’m in the early stages of narrowing down markets and evaluating STR regulations, so once I finalize that, I’ll focus more on the design and amenities side.If you have any advice on pitfalls or ways to stand out in competitive neighborhoods, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

For vacant units, consider virtual staging through VirtualStaging.ai or something like that to help prospective tenants visualize the space.Hope this helps expand your marketing toolkit.

Photo quality is important to drive traffic, and staging can improve photos and prospect appreciation during tours. 

Higher-end finishes and staging make sense for a flip but aren’t always ideal for a rental.

Holding on to three properties might not be the best thing for me to do in this stage of the game now.

If you catch these at the pre-foreclosure stage as slow pays or initially in default all the better as the bank has less in collection expense.You can still work out a discount but even buying at the payoff it can be profitable depending on the property value.You can practically force a lender to sell as it can fully indemnify them as a full payoff as demanded, continuing with a foreclosure becomes a rather vengeful act by the bank to punish a borrower, they don't want to go there.

Both allege they were his common-law spouse.I am imagining this playing out like a live Jerry Springer episode, with probate court as the stage and legal claims as the punches.

Here I will breakdown each stage in the attempts to help us all become more savy investors.