She was incredibly grateful for the help we provided and couldn’t believe her dream of moving to live with her daughter had finally come true.

Remember, it's consistent base hits that win the game! 

I think AIrBnB and Vrbo has some automatic adjustment for our listing on the off chance that there is a big spike in demand for a big concert or SportsBall (TM) game coming into town.

•Even if my tenant pays on time or the day before, it still doesn't land in my bank account until 6 days later, but I think that's true of all ACH payments

I have no "skin in the game."

hold some of that initial 100,000$ for reserves. if you spend it all and something goes wrong you wont have time to accumulate profit the first year to really afford to fix anything. then you'd be dependent on personal income or another loan to fix the issue if one arose. play it slow and safe at first while you figure out the game and take some initial hard knocks that are bound to come. 

Just buy a property in your personal name and learn the game first. 

(Everything from early research to closing and listing your STR and getting money coming in) I'm always looking for ways to step up my game as an agent that specializes in helping out-of-state investors buy STRs in the Florida panhandle/Emerald coast.

@Jack Lee your probably analyzing properties incorrectly.You’re probably thinking you have to offer asking price – not true!

That is awesome that you have this mindset so early in the game.