After acquisition, we furnished it, added a couple decks for a hot tub and solo stove fire pit, as well as a ton of string lights and were off to the races!

You’ll want to make sure your cpa is well versed in short term rentals. 

He and his team built the app that Quest’s “fancy” 401k used.

He's an experienced agent. landlord, he has his own Airbnb house in Covington and he understands that part of NKY really well.

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If that's the case, you might as well just pay them.  

. #4 should come from a solid agent referral as well

I know a lot of investors have done very well in Peirce County but I just haven't learned or know enough about that market to make an investment there.Washington state properties are expensive and can be difficult to make breakeven let alone cash flow at this moment due to the combination of high prices and interest rates. 

I am renting my new STr out later this year might place a camera indoors as well as changing locks and wanting outdoor cameras.

Another option is to look into some funds as well that allow smaller investments. some are anywhere from 500-$10,000 minimums and accept non accredited investors (through regulation a+).If you ran numbers of a loan paying p&i at 10% but ot being able to reinvest the principal payments you realize how low your returns actually are. so yes notes are great but also understand that idle money for any investment is not fun.