I'm not trying to be be mean and I want you to win, but this is not an easy business.

End of the day we achieved our mission and were able to donate the home to the family that was chosen and that was not easy either. 

Craigslist wasn't pretty, but it was easy to use, and it worked (I found lots of great tenants via Craigslist) ...unfortunately, over the years, Craigslist produced fewer and fewer tenants, and more and more spam.  :( These days, nearly all my new tenants come from Facebook Marketplace.  

I usually recommend clients a pretty easy cosmetic rehab which is refinish floors, replace cabinets with modern white ones, add a white stone, new appliances, new bathroom vanity/mirror/light fixture and add in unit laundry. 

I can't leave numbers here but look up their company and they were very easy to talk to with all my questions.

Lastly, do some initial research on local STR rules and costs to prepare for discussions with your team.Building a solid team, including an agent and co-host, will set you up for success.

I am not sure of the rules on that.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

From what I've seen and the reviews, it's fairly easy to find these deals and works in remote markets, as you're not maintaining the properties.

Lots of houses have flood designation amendments if they are up against little creeks, so they wouldn't disclose any issues because they had their boundary inspected and ruled OK.