Figure out what they're willing to pay, use those numbers to refine your search on houses you should buy. 

In my experience, most properties that go to auction end up overpriced so I'd be prepared to attend a LOT in order to get something that worked on paper.When I attended my first market auction with an experienced agent the advice he gave me was to figure out my maximum beforehand and stick to it (Seems obvious but people get caught up in winning).

I'm trying to figure out the best type of STR for cash flow on the property. 

My main Partner is Chase because gives the biggest limits great when it comes to building a relationship and getting BLOCs and other things also would recommend local credit unions biggest thing you always need to figure is the banks Cap of what they are willing to lend until they need everything Chase for example is 150k Citizen Bank if in area a great one for Blocs only require bank statements to calculate how much you can qualify for.

I get the dreamers wanting to pay to get into development and I can see in some markets this would work were its not so intense to develop but in other markets ( and I am sure the Guru just takes your money and does not get into  market specifics) 99% of the folks buying this will never do  anything with it.. it takes decades to figure this out or U need to be with a BIG firm that has millions upon millions behind them..

The boiler/radiators are functioning just fine but figured this would be a good time to make the switch if need be.

I've heard both terms floating around Im still trying to figure out what a "co-host" is myself as I have seen them advertising different services. 

@Ben CallahanRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Or, you could ask for a rate quote based on a range of credit scores and you can figure out what they'd charge you on your own.

I figured my network of people I help/work for, will help in the long run.