The world is so selfish.

In Tampa, If it is a nice property in a desirable location with ample amenities it would certainly outperform LTR unless not managed correctly.As far as getting the reservations cancelled from Airbnb - they are being very tough with this recently. 

Since the main piece is so large I was assuming it could be cut into smaller pieces.

This is great insight— and yes, about the benchmark we were expecting as far as costs for a PM. 

keep buying props with 20% is so net caps based on cash purchase, All in 80ksih, rents 1300- 1400, 

Look:The reason you need to do more to make it "work" is because:The success rate of that strategy is SO DARN LOW that you need to send THOUSANDS of mailers, calls, or texts to COMPENSATE for the low performance of that strategy.So in other words...Because it does NOT work, you need to do a LOT of it, to compensate for the fact that it  does NOT work, to get a deal... so you conclude..

There is so much risk for the seller in most cases it makes absolutely no sense in this market for them to take that on.#4. 

I would definitely hit local meetups to meet local investors to start to learn the dynamics of Houston because it is so huge overall.

@Marcus Auerbach, this is so helpful.

I think MBA makes more sense in CRE, but I bet they're not hiring right now due to the crisis that we have right now.The sector is so minuscule, so I'd guess the MBA is more useful if used in different sectors, like management consulting, for example.