Absentee Owners have been popular for a long time, and are apparently still somewhat effective (people are still mailing to them) but they are getting multiple offers to buy their home.

@David Miller the property itself is great, the area is working towards building a casino, and rentals fill quick, it’s literally just the road that’s a weird quirk.

I've used Alex Bowen from Jacobs Walker Rice and Barry, the do a lot of commercial and residential real estate work, more popular East of the River but have a newer office down near the center as well. 

@Horacio Gutierrez Like some mentioned, using Venmo is a very popular and secure way for people to transfer money instantly on their phones.

Hi Lupe,The most popular accounting software is Quickbooks, but honestly you could probably get by with tracking expenses in your own spreadsheet.Here's some things to consider:Tracking Expenses by Vendor - You will need to know how much you paid to each Vendor so you can file Vendor 1099s with the IRSTracking Budget vs Actuals - To stay on track you will want to establish a budget upfront and then track your actual expenses to forecast budget overagesSaving Receipts - You will want to save your receipts in case of an auditOtherwise if you don't want to waste your time building spreadsheets, there are house flipping softwares & pre-built spreadsheet templates that can help you manage this process.

I find the popularity of QuickBooks important.

New construction sometimes works if you are one of the first buyers in a new subdivision that becomes very popular by the time it’s finished.

Thanks for adding the info about TripAdvisor and Booking.com.I personally live in a popular tourist location, and have considered only renting my own house out for the max allowed days before taxes are required (14).This is perfect for when we go on vacation.But you are right, it is a lot of work to clean and then over your house.

@Matthew Stokes this is a very popular business model for a lot of builders.

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