You have to be willing to not give up when things get difficult, or don't go as planned.  2.This journey is worth it.

So take that for what it's worth.

Haven't used them, but also heard about them from Net Worth.

Quote from @Victor Yang:In addition, is it possible for me and my wife to gift 36k worth of equity per year of the house (under the annual exclusion limit) and therefore have none of the costs go towards the lifetime gift limit?

County has assessed for 200k but is worth more due to the area they are building homes left and right on that road and they are selling 300k+ and up.

Did you check with the county and make sure you can do a STR in that area?

Do you meet your guest at check-in and collect it then?

I use buildium which is a good value and I think the integration with tenant turner alone saves triple the hours needed to be worth the cost.

If you have other area I should check out please let me know.

P.S. sometimes it's more stressful than fun, but the rewards can be enormous and are worth it.