And it always takes a little longer and costs a little more...The more properties you have in a small area the better you can focus and gain operational efficiencies.

It’s experienced significant growth, particularly with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google establishing operations, which has driven up property values and created new job opportunities.

There are ~90 locations across the U.S. supporting the day-to-day operations of our construction crews.

So the govt entities can't come in and change the laws to restrict or prohibit STRs from operating like they are in many other areas. 

I.e. if you are great with numbers and an excel wizard, you could likely seek out a "deal" guy, who loves networking and hunting for properties, but doesn't really understand how to translate operations into financial models.

Those sites are a good starting point, but I wouldn't underwrite anything solely based off those estimates.I would suggest Enemy method - Same bed/baths, Amenities offered are step one, but speak to other operators that have similar properties/amenities and compare numbers with them (That is true data not estimates)How well are you marketing and providing guest experience?

Chances are they are a better operator than the turn key providers and are developing better assets but this is something to consider down the line.

Last year we looked at 515 operators and deals and only invested in 11.

I'm confused about what exactly gets included in the operating expenses that are used in the DCR calculation - perhaps there's some variability?

it is going to be extremely difficult to buy a property in a market you don't know and don't live in, and operate successfullyfor example - don't do thishttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...